Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year's Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those ...

Neil Steinberg/Sun-Times Share Illinois could get a new state flag — and you could design ... Files being uploaded online 5 MB or less and in PNG, GIF or JPG format. • Once you submit a ...

Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close to them. Child welfare experts have long touted the benefits of foster ...

Northern Illinois University accepts invitation to join Mountain West Conference for football only starting in 2026.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar said he was trying to throw the ball into the ground. Notre Dame defensive back Christian ...

Illinois State plays the Drake Bulldogs after Shannon Dowell scored 25 points in Illinois State's 79-66 win against the Northern Iowa Panthers. The teams match up Sunday for the first ...

The Illinois State Redbirds will host conference foe Northern Iowa. Saturday's meeting is the first of the season for the teams.

Illinoisans can now start choosing which new state flag they prefer, and it could be the current flag, one of two other ...

To view the designs and vote, visit www.ilsos.gov/stateflag.

People can choose from 10 new designs or 3 old ones. Voting is open until Feb. 14.

Illinois residents will have the opportunity to give their two cents on whether the Land of Lincoln should keep its flag, opt ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag next year, thanks to a public vote on 10 new flag design proposals that is scheduled for January. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag ...