The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute’s Renewing Illinois program encourages Illinois university students to discuss and debate creative solutions to revitalize the Prairie State. While preparing ...

This Week in Illinois History provides a 90-second snapshot of an event significant to Illinois history. Join Host Clint Cargile as he covers big events while also exposing little-known pieces of ...

An important date for one of the best states in the country is here -- and you might not even know about it. National Illinois Day, on Dec. 7, commemorates the history, art and culture owed to the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Illinois schools are not required to teach a class in the state’s history. Perhaps as ...