The annual Tom Nauman Memorial Midwest Morel Fest & Burger Bash takes place in Ottawa, Illinois on Saturday, May 2.

Some of the next generation of Illinois natural resource stewards will get to explore the outdoors this year. These northern Illinois classrooms got funding to go to some iconic natural areas.

A year ago, the Trump administration’s Department of Education closed its regional Office for Civil Rights in Chicago, which investigated civil rights complaints in Illinois schools. A new report shows the impact. Peter Medlin reports…

We talk with a Northern Illinois University professor about her new book, which teamed up groups of students from low-income schools and wealthy suburbs to change how Illinois funds education.And our classroom correspondent talks about sharing his immigration journey with his students, many of whom also come from immigrant families.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's poet is Ty Yeager.

Comic Tom Papa guest hosts "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" this weekend and will perform in Skokie on April 30 and in Joliet on May. 1.

Sophie Coyote stopped by WNIJ to play new songs, and some from her EP Indigo Child.

Northwest Illinois was rocked by several severe weather events in the past week, including a confirmed tornado touchdown in Lena.

The Big House Ballgame will be held on Thursday, Apr. 30 at the Old Joliet Prison.

The Ottawa Fire Department says the incident at the Coogee Chemical plant happened when magnesium ignited, possibly due to equipment failure.