SPRINGFIELD – The summer is heating up at the Illinois State Fair for this weekend and the next, bringing thousands of people ...

Pedal past sculptures in Sunset Dunes Park. Watch a statue "breathe" in Embarcadero Plaza. Picnic at the scenic Presidio ...

The Giants are likely out of the postseason hunt but there are still plenty of reasons to keep close tabs on the rest of ...

Free concerts, museum days, fishing and more are some ways Chicagoans can make the most of what's left of summer.

The weekend brings Festa Italiana, Friday Night Flix, Fiesta Hispana and the Rockford Boxing Classic, along with fundraisers, ...

You may know it as the Rock & Roll Capital of the World. Indeed, local DJ Alan Freed popularized the term (and genre) in 1951 ...

While Gov. J.B. Pritzker jokes on national TV that Illinois’ congressional maps were drawn by kindergartners, a statehouse ...

The 34th annual Peoria Blues & Heritage Music Festival will be held Aug. 29-30 at Peoria Riverfront Festival Park. This event will include a world-class lineup of artists from blues, roots, funk, soul ...

This free community event aims to support local students in kindergarten through 12th grade and their families. Attendees can ...

Bob Asmussen | Bielema addresses the elephant in the room: Illinois is getting national notice ...

Tuesday, Aug. 5, communities across the nation will come together to bond with local police officers. Yvonne Boose speaks ...

Starts Before Friday Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 8; 1 p.m.