The percentage of Illinois students who scored “proficient” in English Language Arts (ELA) on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (the “Illinois test”) jumped dramatically between 2022 and 2025. The ...

Shoes stop being hype once you’ve run enough miles to know better. After training for and completing 150-plus races, from short events to ultras, I know what I need on my feet when the miles pile on ...

Matchbox Twenty will perform at the 2026 Illinois State Fair. The pop rock band will take the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage on Aug. 16, according to a community announcement. “Matchbox Twenty is ...

Arlington-based REV Entertainment, the official sports and entertainment partner of the Texas Rangers, has purchased two independent professional baseball teams, the Long Island Ducks and Schaumburg ...

Minnesota and Illinois, two states targeted by the Trump administration for immigration enforcement, sued Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday, aiming to curb the agency’s crackdown after a woman ...

CARTERVILLE — With the Senate seat opening up, William Lo announced Saturday that he is running as an independent in the 59th District. Lo said he chose to run without party affiliation because he ...

The news marks a key signal for employment law watchers in a long-contested policy area. DOL’s independent contractor regulations — also known as its “gig worker” regulations — set forth the criteria ...

CHICAGO—Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to cruise to an easy victory in the March 17 Democratic primary in Illinois as he seeks a third term. The party’s U.S. Senate primary might give him heartburn. The ...

A Chicago dog under observation for biting an individual tested positive for rabies, the state’s first confirmed canine case in decades. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the dog ...

This video breaks down the process of teaching a dog to perform the tire jump, one of the core obstacles in agility training. Trainers demonstrate how to introduce the equipment slowly so the dog ...