In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the race on Saturday.
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COLLINSVILLE – Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site’s annual spring Native American Market featuring arts and crafts by more than 30 tribal-affiliated artists from across North America will take place May 18-19 at the Collinsville VFW.
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SPRINGFIELD – Chronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced today.
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Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we continue our conversation with poet Sara Henning on her most recent collection, Burn, from SIU Press.
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A question about whether abortion protections should be codified will not make it onto this year’s general election ballot.
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The regional will take place May 13 through 15 in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Greg Brown brings in 16 years of Division I coaching experience to Carbondale.
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This new guidance given by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force lowered the age from 50 to 40.
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Durbin says the students are left with a worthless investment.
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The specimen was collected on April 2 in Villa Grove.
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Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant will be working with various women's centers in Southern Illinois to coordinate the mother's day diaper drive.
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Police said they arrested three Indian nationals in the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India.
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Cargill says that, out "of an abundance of caution," it is recalling several of its ground beef products produced in late April and sold at Walmart locations across the eastern U.S.
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Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.
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Forget the saber-toothed tiger steaks: a new study published this week reveals that ancient humans also ate their veggies. NPR's Scott Simon marvels at the menu.
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On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who now teaches there reflects on that day and offers lessons for protesters now.
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What's a typical vacation activity for doctors? Work. A new study finds that most physicians do work on a typical day off. In this essay, a family doctor considers why that is and why it matters.
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Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?