the world's largest mailbox in Illinois, the world's largest ball of twine in Wisconsin, the world's largest cowboy boots in Texas, the world's largest chest of drawers in North Carolina ...

Posthumously honoring a soldier from World War II, the world’s largest military base in North Carolina will become known ...

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

Midway Village Museum is unveiling its exhibit featuring the history of Rockford’s Camp Grant — once one of the largest ...

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WILL COUNTY, Ill. (WGN-TV) — A suburban Illinois school district was forced to hold an emergency e-learning day after the catalytic converters were stolen from nearly all of its buses.

ComEd helped enhance reliability, clean energy access, community investment and jobs, and overall value for over 9 million people served in northern Illinois during 2024. ComEd announced a series of ...

Two garbage-time touchdowns by the Chiefs, who trailed 40-6 with less than three minutes remaining, kept the game from becoming the fifth-largest blowout in Super Bowl history. Philadelphia led 24 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year sentence for political corruption charges he commuted during his first term.

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President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added more chaos to one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises.