"New York City has the Statue of Liberty. Philadelphia has the Liberty Bell. But here in Central Illinois we have that great ...

Fourth of July visitors to Lake Bloomington in 1950 were greeted with a number of new amenities, including a sandwich and ...

Don Kleppin has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Illinois closed its fiscal year with a record ...

Deion McShane, 25, was a track and football star at Freeport. He won three state championships and finished second at state ...

A man was critically injured in a shooting on a CTA Red Line train near Chicago's South Loop early Wednesday morning. Just ...

A crash involving a semi truck in the northwestern Suburbs caused some road closures during rush hour on Wednesday morning.

1984: Politicians of all levels gathered to meet President Ronald Reagan, who stopped by Decatur in a re-election campaign ...

Abraham Lincoln — or at least the locomotive celebrating his memory — returned to Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Ill., ...

Two other trash-to-energy facilities serve the Washington, DC area; 75 across the USA generate over 2,500 MW of electricity. However, more WTE plants could help solve garbage, energy, landfill and ...

Chillicothe, Illinois, might not offer attractions and famous landmarks, but we think it’s worth a weekend trip. Let’s dive ...

Getting around Chicago just got a whole lot smoother: Chicago Transit Authority just announced a brand-new Regional Day Pass ...