A Hail Mary proposal that would allow Chicago, Arlington Heights and other Cook County municipalities to create stadium financing authorities cleared the Illinois Senate but didn't get a vote in the House.

Although the Chicago Bears say the team’s board of directors moved to advance plans for a stadium in Indiana, elected officials in Chicago say conversations are ongoing to keep

Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs visited the Vatican this week with a gift for the pope: $8.65 of his own money from a PayPal account that the Chicago native had closed.

Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a show! Multiple CMEs are en route and could spark strong geomagnetic storm conditions and auroras deep into mid latitudes.

The 2026 Illinois High School Association softball season has reached championship week with final four state tournament semifinals and finals set for June 4-6 in Peoria. Sixteen teams across the four IHSA softball classifications will take the diamonds at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex and compete for the four state titles up for grabs this week.

Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza on Wednesday officially threw her hat in the ring to become the next Mayor of Chicago.

With the Bears announcing a plan to proceed with plans to build a new stadium (but with nothing official at this point), Illinois still has a chance to turn things around.

The world's largest steam locomotive passed through Illinois this week. See when the 'Big Boy' train is coming back.