WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Senate bill is making its way through the legislature that could change Florida's state bird after almost a century. Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana ...

But if iconic grassland birds still appear to flourish here, the story is very different when the camera pans out across the Midwest and the Great Plains, according to the latest State of the ...

With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact ...

The nation’s grassland birds, spread across 320 million acres in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – Twelve students from Illinois were recognized as winners of the annual art contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Illinois ...

Illinois State Police late Wednesday were investigating a shooting on the Stevenson Expressway. The shooting happened in the inbound lanes of the expressway near Central Avenue around 5:30 p.m ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — We're less than 100 days out to the Illinois State Fair, and that means that artists from across the country will be taking the stage at the Grandstand. With performers ...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced he has awarded more than $1.3 million to public school libraries throughout the state. The grants, which are awarded ...