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Illinois just added a new state symbol, and it hums. The black-and-gold bumblebee is now officially part of the list — alongside popcorn, pumpkin pie, and yes, a state microbe.

Most summers in Rockford bring around 15 days at 90 degrees or above. But there was a stretch back in 1916 where that kind of heat just never let up — for three straight weeks.

With a heat wave rolling in next week, someone asked a question that probably more drivers have wondered about than would admit it.

Somewhere out there, a gardener is sneaking through a neighborhood after dark with an armful of zucchini, and honestly, it's a completely legitimate holiday.

Fido and Rover are basically retired at this point. The names people are giving their dogs now sound more like the kids in a kindergarten class.

Most people in the Chicago area have never felt the ground move. This week, some of them did — and it came from an unexpected direction.

Fake insurance offers, IRS warnings, extended warranty pitches — Illinois phones are getting hit with all of it, and there's a reason scammers keep calling.

Thirty-three Illinois counties have already said yes to the same question — and seven more are about to ask their voters the same thing this November.

Most of Illinois's snakes won't hurt you. But a few of the ones living along these five lakes absolutely could, and one of them uses its babies as bait.

A text shows up saying your license is about to be suspended — and it looks completely official. Illinois officials want you to know what's really going on.