For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

Unlike some small towns that have tried to reinvent themselves as tourist destinations with artificial “old-timey” charm, ...

A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin") and gave it its name in the 1870s. The Scottish city on the southwestern ...

With the release of Superman (2025) just a few days away, we took a dive into our archive from a report in 1993, where Paul ...

Nestled in the upscale village of Glencoe on Chicago’s North Shore, this beach offers the kind of lakefront experience that ...

Here’s what to know about Illinois population trends from 2020 to 2024, including a county-level map. File While Illinois lost population as a whole in recent years, 15 of its 102 counties ...

The urban populations of California, Oregon, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Hawaii, West Virginia and New York all declined in that period. The map can be seen here.

The maps Illinois Democrats approved in 2021 sealed in their political power for a decade — adding one Hispanic-majority blue seat in Congress and forcing two Republicans out of their districts.

You can see the center of Illinois’ current population on the interactive map here: The spot is technically part of Wauponsee Township.

Because most of the state’s population loss occurred in southern Illinois, the new maps combine what are currently the 12th and 15th Districts, held by Republican Reps. Mike Bost and Mary Miller ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation redrawing the state’s congressional district maps, saying they reflect Illinois’ diversity and preserve minority representation. “These maps ...