Data centers are coming to Illinois, and the response to this future has been mixed among residents and officials. The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition is hosting dozens of town hall-style meetings about data centers across the state, including one in Galena this past Wednesday.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Your showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Rockford’s Welsh elementary school student Ka’Miyah Garcia.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Your showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Rockford’s Welsh elementary school student Conner Douglas.

Northern Illinois University is one of the only schools in the country that offers a class where students from across majors can learn about the everyday experience of blind and visually-impaired people. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has the story…

We packed up our gear and headed to Rockford to catch a set from Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Steph Strings.

WNIJ’s Sam Naftzger talked with Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford to learn more about the impact of wildfires as the U.S. contends with drifting wildfire smoke from Canada.

Sterling Street Fest takes place in downtown Sterling, Illinois on Saturday.

Six international teams are going head-to-head in Loves Park this week to compete for the 2026 Women's Baseball World Cup.

He was Illinois' first governor, ushered the frontier territory into statehood, and enacted reforms considered radically progressive for the time. He also owned and sold slaves and led campaigns to expel Native Americans from the state.