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With no centralized data, there's no way to definitively know how many families are homeschooling in Illinois. Anecdotally, Bloomington-Normal homeschool advocates say the numbers are up after the COVID-19 pandemic. But will they stay up?

The Town of Normal will test a program to turn a parking place or two into cafe tables and chairs for businesses.The Town Council on Monday approved a…

Puerto Rico declared bankruptcy four years ago. Officials and creditors have reached a deal, and a federal bankruptcy judge is considering whether to approve it.

Health officials put blood donations in South Florida on pause until it's known whether four cases of Zika virus were caused by mosquitoes in the U.S., or until blood donations can be screened.

California utility PG&E continues planned power outages to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires. One Native tribe's solar-powered microgrid is proving to be a lifeline for rural communities.

The rule was intended to protect health care workers who refuse to assist in procedures like abortion because of religious or moral beliefs. Plaintiffs argue the rule could put patient safety at risk.

A dozen Clinton business owners have put local law enforcement and public health authorities on notice they intend to open their doors to the public…

A Peoria woman suffered non life-threatening injuries after rolling over her vehicle on Spring Bay Road Friday morning.

The sheriff's office tweeted that a portion of a Colorado highway was blocked by "a large boulder the size of a small boulder." They meant to say the size of small car, but Twitter is unforgiving.

While disputes continue over recounts in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, all the other counties in Florida have done recounts of varying types. State law required a recount because of the narrowness of the margin between Bush and Gore. But the recount law is imprecise. So some counties simply checked the mechanics and the math...while others reran the ballots through tabulating machines. And some local officials manually examined ballots that had been rejected by the machines-- just as Democrats want to do in the three disputed counties. NPR's Peter Overby reports.