Warm weather is inching closer to sticking around for a while and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Tourism is gearing up to help summer travelers hit the road.

Residents in a string of northern states could be in with a chance to see the northern lights on Tuesday night, forecasters say.

The latest Rich States, Poor States report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) places Illinois among the very poorest in the U.S. The ALEC-Laffer competitiveness index released ...