The National Park Service is collaborating with several Springfield organizations for “Three Hot Days in August,” running ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role at the end of the month to spend more time with family, President Trump said Wednesday. She will continue to be an outside adviser, he ...

JB Pritzker has unveiled the state’s annual butter cow at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The cow will be on display in the Dairy Building throughout the entirety of the state fair, running from Aug.

The Salix City Council was set to consider a one-year moratorium on data centers at its meeting on Wednesday. But death threats against city leaders caused the mayor to postpone the discussion due to ...

The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests.

Utah-based Our Rescue was founded by activist Tim Ballard. It was previously known as Operation Underground Railroad and it says it helps law enforcement perform sting operations and rescues human ...

Illinois will not follow new vaccine guidelines that were part of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

The New York-based string quartet's new album Rhythm Nation teems with beats ranging from West Africa and Venezuela to jazz standards and Janet Jackson.

The pristine white sand dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are bordered by thick jungle on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Thousands of lagoons fill up after the rainy season ...

Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad H. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

After years of neglect and foreign ownership, the historic Bix Beiderbecke boyhood home is now under new ownership and faces a brighter future. Near the close of the 2026 Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz ...

Meteors from the Perseids Meteor Shower streak across a partly cloudy sky above Inyo National Forest in Bishop, California, in 2024. Clouds across Iowa this year may cover the Perseids show at its ...