Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day ...

Through activities like nighttime hikes and studying Rock River’s plants, students learned how to appreciate nature and how to work together.

A power outage affecting multiple businesses, including Target and Home Depot, occurred around 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, ...

For the first time since 1983, flood maps in Peoria County are being updated, and residents got a chance to look at them and ...

On Nov. 5, 2024, voters chose not just their next president and vice president, but representatives in Congress, a new Cook County state's Attorney, and the very first elected Chicago school board.

Havencrest Castle is a 63-room behemoth that looks like it was designed by a committee of Disney Imagineers, Victorian ...

The Illinois Terminal Railroad might be one of the most misunderstood Class 1 railroads of the 20th century. If you think ...

TPG's Ashley Kosciolek accepted a free trip from Viking Cruises to sail on Viking Mississippi. The opinions expressed below ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge protects over 240,000 acres across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. It’s one of the largest blocks of floodplain forest habitat in ...

Nearly 50 years after the cold case murder of a 19-year-old who went missing from her Illinois village ... Halle’s body was discovered in the Foxe River, Ryan Peat, a detective with the North ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Coming off the intensity of Virgin River season five, fans have been wondering where the hit Netflix series would go next — given that it’s covered a wildfire ...

Frederick Walls: Yes, because an independent body can create fairer district maps that reflect the actual demographics and political makeup of communities, rather than allowing politicians to draw ...