More than 2 million Illinois residents will travel for Memorial Day, AAA says

(WIFR) - AAA expects 50,000 more Illinois residents to travel for Memorial Day this year compared to last year, predicting 2.1 million traveling at least 50 miles away from home. Nationwide, AAA predicts more than 45.1 million people to travel, meaning 1.4 …

Celebrating AAPI heritage: The vital role of Filipino healthcare workers in Central Illinois

Illinois gives Underwood unmatched incentive to stay put

On top of the regular-season bonuses, postseason bonuses, attendance bonuses, team academic bonuses and coach of the year bonuses, half of the leaders of men’s basketball programs at Big Ten public schools have an additional something extra in their …

Trump terminates Digital Equity Program. How did it affect Illinois?

President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that he would be terminating the Digital Equity Act, labeling it "racist," "illegal" and "unconstitutional." Under the act, states like Illinois had created digital equity programs …

FBI’s Operation Restore Justice Captures 3 Suspects in Illinois

The FBI just completed a nationwide crackdown on some of the worst crimes humanity faces called Operation Restore Justice. That effort has led to the capture of 3 suspects in Illinois who are accused of heinous crimes against children. The United States …

Illinois Coyote Sightings Are Way Up This Spring–Here’s Why

Depending on where you live in Illinois, there's every chance that you've probably already seen or heard a coyote or two this spring. There are a couple of different reasons for that. One, coyote mating season here in Illinois took place in …

The Top Places Illinois Wants Buc-ee’s to Open First

Illinois fans have waited long enough for the first Buc-ee's to open in the Land of Lincoln. and here are the top locations where we think it should happen. Living in Northern Illinois there are three things you will hear people constantly begging for, …

Illinois Gaming Board requires casinos to conduct human trafficking recognition training

Illinois (KWQC) - The State of Illinois is taking steps to combat human trafficking. New rules by the Illinois Gaming Board will require all casinos across the state to conduct mandatory human trafficking training. Employees will be taught how to recognize …

Eye On Illinois: School districts meeting criteria for construction grants waiting decades for state funds

Even beyond unfunded mandates – when the state tells some smaller government or private entity how to act without providing the money to do so – the General Assembly has earned a reputation for making promises without cutting checks. One particularly …

Illinois Woman Gets 11 Years For Gun Tied To Double Homicide Investigation

An Illinois woman was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Monday for possessing a stolen firearm and threatening a victim, a weapon later implicated in a double homicide investigation. Cierra S. Whitley, 36, of East St. Louis, Illinois, entered a …