Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the crowd during a press conference touting a new initiative to eliminate food deserts Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 at the CJ Harvest Supermarket at 210 S.

Illinois' Katin Houser connected with a 40-yard pass to Collin Dixon for their second TD to extend the lead over Duke.

Instead of dangling on branches waiting to be plucked, apples had fallen by the bushel onto the ground, many of them rotting, with hordes of yellowjackets swarming nearby as late-summer nectar sources dwindled and the insects descended on fallen fruit.

Illinois voters can begin casting ballots in just two weeks, but the governor’s race has assumed a temporary battlefront in Texas this week on the sidelines of the Republicans’ rare midterm convention.