Here’s our guide to July 4 fireworks displays in the Chicago area, with shows from almost a hundred communities.

The rally at Daley Plaza started at noon with a moment of silence for the shootings in Minnesota before moving into the ...

Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Here are a few of the ...

American Legion Morton Grove Post 134 recently celebrated a century of serving military veterans and their families with an anniversary party. Post 134 Commander Andy Haszlakiwewicz told Pioneer ...

In the fall, Illinois joined the nationwide wave in adding girls flag football, with the IHSA holding its first state finals — Palatine Fremd defeated Rockford Guilford 24-12 in the first state ...

That would be “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state's bald eagle-themed emblem.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...

Fryc's loved ones, along with Glenview police officers and firefighters, gathered outside in the frigid weather as the fallen officer's American flag-draped ... Church to a Palatine cemetery ...

As the state debates whether to adopt a new banner, Illinois flag voting will conclude this week, officials say. The state’s flag, which was adopted more than 100 years ago, could potentially be ...

Cats can also visit Kris Kringle at the Whiskers and Wishes with Santa event in Palatine. Barb Weber ... says Berkshire Hathaway unit ignored red flags in manufactured home loans Many hoped ...

The top 10 designs for a new possible state flag may surprise you. One has a butterfly on it. Others nod to Chicago, the Mississippi River and other Illinois waterways, Abraham Lincoln ...