The High Ridge Fire Protection District was called to Rockford Park around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday for a water rescue after they ...

Dick Drake Way will be closed to all traffic from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on June 18 to allow Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Railroad crews to complete necessary repairs at the rail crossing. The closure ...

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...

University Park's mayor said he is making an effort to buy the water rights back. But he admitted it could cost millions of ...

State Sen. Paul Faraci, D-Champaign, initially submitted the bill aimed at protecting the Mahomet Aquifer — a vital ...

Aqua Illinois customers with infants under six months in age are advised to avoid drinking tap water due to high levels of nitrates from the Kankakee River, and bottled water is being provided to ...

Water sampling results done Saturday revealed nitrate levels of 11.9 milligrams per liter, according to Aqua Water. The ...

Predictably, the American mainstream news media were largely (if not totally) silent on Trump’s threat to use government ...

Where is inflation hitting consumers hardest? New data shows which goods and services have seen the biggest price hikes ...

A public health alert was issued for ground beef sold in Illinois and Whole Foods markets across the country over concerns the meat may be contaminated with E. coli.

CLINTON — There are a lot of safety considerations ... "There's plenty of water here," said Trent Reeves, a conservation police officer with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for ...