But they feared that when Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined to form a new state, Jim Crow laws would again thrust black people under the heel of white supremacy. The men needed ...

According to Tom Schwartz, Illinois' state historian ... and the right to vote to freed slaves but would allow black men to marry white women—the ultimate horror to many voters, North and ...

Illinois has become the latest blue state to ensure transgender athletes can play girls sports. Republicans in the state are aggressively trying to change that. The Illinois High School ...

The Colorado Buffaloes pulled Illinois State cornerback Teon Parks out of the transfer portal on Saturday. The 6-foot-1, 185 pounder racked up 45 tackles with 11 PDUs and an interception last year.

Indiana is taking a first step toward merging parts of Illinois into its state. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun plans to sign ...

Illinois passes two bills banning discriminatory disability mascots and Native American team names in schools, sparking ...

“Illinois’ black vulture population has increased significantly in recent years, particularly in the southern portion of the state,” said Illinois Farm Bureau president Brian Duncan.

Several counties in central Illinois are expected to see scattered ... with a majority of the state seeing a level two risk, on a scale where five carries the most risk, but storms on Sunday ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois State Police trooper was injured in a crash Wednesday on the city's South Side. The crash happened around 4:56 p.m. at West 51st Street and South Wentworth Avenue ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (from left), former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy at a recent Black Excellence in Bleu event in the Loop. Welch and ...

A bill passed this week by Indiana lawmakers would create a commission to explore bringing numerous Illinois counties into the state, with the Illinois counties previously voting on being in a ...