Mark Hill is determined to put copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution inside every school in America.

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Missouri’s state symbols showcase the items, plants, animals and places that form the unique culture the Show-Me State is ...

As Illinois faces a growing political divide over the issue of trans athletes in girls' sports, the state's lawmakers addressed the topic in a heated back-and-forth on the floor of the state ...

What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in ...

Health officials in Illinois have identified the state’s first measles case of 2025. Trump just declared May 8 a national holiday. What’s open and closed? These Frozen Appetizers At Costco Are ...

The Illinois Secretary of State office’s online Pick-A-Plate tool advises applicants to avoid intermixing letters and numbers or using a space between numbers, using punctuation symbols or using ...

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ campaign staff assemble a Illinois State flag for the podium during Vallas’ election night party at Recess located at 838 W. Kinzie St., Feb. 28, 2023.

SPRINGFIELD — Earlier this month, the Illinois State Flag Commission selected 10 designs out of more than 4,800 submissions as finalists in the competition to select a new state flag. Doing the ...

For the first time, Illinois has a state mushroom, thanks in large part to a group of students from Chicago's western suburbs. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3514 into law in August.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday the state will begin accepting public submissions for a new state flag design starting Sept. 3.