The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, launched in June, is a $500,000 state-funded initiative that sponsors free DNA tests ...

The mural would be placed on a city owned building in Laura Leake Park. The Centralia Juneteenth Committee, in partnership ...

Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans recover their ancestral ties to Africa.

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

2-year-old killed, 14 injured after car crashes into Illinois Portillo's restaurant Eight people were hospitalized and six others treated at the scene after what police believe was an ...

Ronald Acuña is headed to the 10-day IL with Achilles tightness, after first experiencing pain on Monday.

An Oklahoma County Commissioner is setting the record straight after being at the center of a short-live controversy Tuesday involving the Juneteenth holiday's observance in the county.

St. Joseph-Ogden offensive lineman Cameron Wagner has 14 offers, including from Bret Bielema’s Illini with the four-star Class of 2027 recruit rated as a Top 10 prospect in the state of Illinois.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Safe Gun Storage Act into law to protect children and at-risk people.

Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello put together a consensus list of the NCAA title contenders. Did the Illini earn a spot?

A Southern Illinois Republican lawmaker says something must be done to address rising energy costs in the state.