This nature preserve near Ottawa, Illinois, offers a serene mix of prairies, ravines, hiking trails, and Native history along ...

Dayton Bluffs Preserve and Belrose Farm—on the lower Fox River give a strong glimpse of the past and the future.

When Robert Eschbach became mayor of Ottawa, Illinois, in 1999, his community was in serious trouble. Ottawa was in a dispiriting descent, battered by job loss, recurring flooding, a badly ...

OTTAWA, Ill. — Historic Ottawa is a two-hour drive southwest of the Loop and is Chicago’s sister city. It’s home to the first Lincoln-Douglas debate, great restaurants and so much more. Take a walk ...

OTTAWA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare is planning to construct a new inpatient hospital in Ottawa, Illinois. The new facility will be located across the street from the existing OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical ...

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has approved the acquisition of Ottawa (Ill.) Regional Hospital by OSF Healthcare System in Peoria, Ill., according to a report by The Times.

For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the ...