New research from the University of Illinois shows alcohol use among Illinois teens is now double the national average.

Study shows higher teen alcohol use in Illinois A study conducted by the Center for Prevention Research and Development at ...

Teenagers in Illinois reported drinking at nearly twice the rate of their peers across the U.S., according to a recently ...

Parents and guardians should consider beginning conversations with their teen about alcohol use starting at age 9.

Erin Hooley/AP Photos Share The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash at an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, earlier this week was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs ...

Police say the driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, ...

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with shooting another teenager last month during a "teen takeover" in the Streeterville ... of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies, in the ...

Police say the driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, may have had ...

Since recreational cannabis was legalized in Illinois starting in 2020 ... from the federal National Survey on Drug Use and Health. After a spike in alcohol sales with the COVID pandemic in ...