Tourism in select southwest Illinois counties generated a local economic impact of $1.34 billion last year, setting records for parts of the metro east and exceeding levels seen prior to the pandemic.

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Illinois’ opaque budget process handed $12 million to NASCAR. Fast and furious is no way to treat taxpayers’ money.

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Illinois, which bills itself as the “Middle of Everything” in an ongoing TV ad campaign, may also be in the middle of a post-pandemic tourism recovery. While some metrics still lag, Illinois hotel tax ...

(WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) kicked off the state's new tourism campaign, "Middle of Everything," starring Illinois native and actress Jane Lynch. The ...

On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity announced a new $10 million grants program aimed towards helping the tourism industry recover ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois is launching a new effort to drive tourists to destinations and attractions throughout the state. A new ad campaign targeting seven surrounding states will encourage people ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois set another record for tourism before the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down normal life around the world, state officials said. The Illinois Office of ...

NASCAR will not be returning to Chicago streets next summer as the racing series takes its road act to likely sunnier weather in San Diego following two rain-plagued races out of its three years in ...

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CHICAGO (CBS) - Nearly 114 million people traveled to Illinois in 2017, an all-time high for the number of tourists visiting the state. Governor Bruce Rauner announced the record-breaking tourism ...