Rich Patterson's dad, Henry Patterson, served in the Navy during WWII. Rich and his wife, Marion, drove to the Rock Island ...

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas ...

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Yorkville, Illinois, defaulted on special district bonds for Kendall Marketplace, a shopping center that never evolved into ...

Illinois engineers fused ultrafast imaging with smart algorithms to peek at living brain chemistry, turning routine MRIs into ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come wrapped in the most unassuming packages, and Longbranch Restaurant in Clifton, Illinois proves this delicious point with every plate they ...

There has been widespread concern expressed over the impact Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" could have on American health care.

One state had the lion's share of tornadoes between 2020 and 2024-but a different state sustained the most monetary damage.

I had no idea that southern Illinois looked like that.” A growing number of visitors are discovering downstate as a travel destination amid recent efforts to entice more people to visit its lush ...

Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.

Jim Shell thought he could figure out how to target burbot on the reefs of the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan. And he did.