In 2023, tourists spent over $47 billion across Illinois, creating nearly 450,000 new jobs and generating over $6.5 billion in state and local taxes, according to the 2024 Tourism Office report.

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Illinois U.S. Congressman Mike Bost is calling for a new audit of the St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center, citing ongoing mail delays in southern Illinois.

Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was placed on the injured list Saturday for the first time in his career because of a strained left oblique. Rutschman, 27, had an MRI on Saturday morning ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package minutes ahead of a key constitutional deadline Saturday night, relying on tax hikes that would hit smokers ...

In wine-making circles, ‘noble rot’ is an exalted name for the botrytis fungus (Botrytis cinerea). It infects grapes, penetrates the skin, causes the berries to lose water by evaporation and ...

Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sold in Illinois, 8 other states leaves 79 sickened The recall was announced Friday by August Egg Company, and includes all varieties of eggs distributed by the ...

A 2022 Food & Wine Best New Chef, he reimagined both the food menu and wine list at his parents’ long-running Los Angeles restaurant, Anajak Thai, in 2019.