Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate ... Prairie School of DuPage came up with the idea while learning about state ...

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The animal mascots that represent the Democrats and Republicans were created over a century ago with color-coding scheme a ...

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In her order, Sanders wrote that the Little Rock Nine, "braving mobs and opposition from state leaders to attend the formerly ...

A bear attack was initially suspected in Dustin Kjersem’s death. But police now say he was killed by a man he had just met -- ...

TIF time?: Even after eliminating 743 vacant positions, 400 of them in the Chicago Police Department, the mayor also needed a record tax increment financing surplus of $570 million. That’s $54.1 ...

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Architecture enthusiasts will want to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Dana-Thomas House, or drive along part of the original Route 66 with a stop at the must-see Illinois State Fairgrounds ...

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Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in India and across the Indian ...