Inasmuch as the prairie is a community, it also sustains one. My coworkers and I, the animals hunting and hiding in its ...

To learn more about IBTR, go to https://extension.illinois.edu/forestry, especially check out the interactive map of IBTR champions. The sheer size of the eastern cottonwood, the biggest tree in ...

STEPHENSON COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - An estimated $1.1 million project to upgrade a rail crossing near Lena is approved by the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WREX) – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved public safety upgrades at the Five Corners Road and Crossroads Road highway-rail grade crossing of Chicago, Central and ...

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A measure aimed at allowing Indiana to absorb 33 counties in Illinois that have voted in recent years to leave the state has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but the effort faces a major ...

A bill to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border received initial approval Monday in an Indiana House committee, but the discussion opened up a Pandora’s box, with some of its Illinois supporters ...

From early maps of America to ultra-rare railroad and military charts, these pieces of cartographic history are cherished and sought-after by collectors and historians alike. Here are 10 valuable ...

WGN-TV Chicago Illinois Congressional Democrats rail against Trump, Musk cuts — WGN Evening News Posted: February 17, 2025 | Last updated: February 18, 2025 The most recent cuts — hundreds of ...