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From Montego Bay to Miami, sargassum is leaving stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand. But whether it gets ignored or removed, it comes with high health and environmental risks.

The jobs figure is significantly higher than most forecasters expected. But the outlook for the labor market remains uncertain due to banking turmoil and rising interest rates.

The U.S. job market may be getting a second wind. Employers added 253,000 jobs in April, a modest uptick from the month before. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%.

Illinois has received billions in federal relief money during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there will be no new rounds of aid from Washington after federal and state COVID emergency orders expire on May 11.

The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19. The declaration had been in effect since Jan. 30, 2020.

The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on Jan. 30, 2020.

Peoria-based OSF HealthCare will seek to buy the troubled St. Margaret's Hospital in Peru.

For decades, Illinois has failed to return Native American remains and belongings to their communities despite a federal law mandating states to do so.

Illinois Wesleyan University alum T.J. Newman spent 10 years working as a flight attendant. Now, her decade in the sky has helped her launch a successful career as a novelist.

A festive season finale at ISU features music by Béla Bartók, Antonin Dvořák and living composer Michael Torke.