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

The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on June 19, 2025. It opened to traffic in 1929 and was rerouted in 1936 to carry Route 66 over ...

"The area feels like it’s missing a sense of charm or identity — something that makes it feel like a destination rather than ...

This past school year, for the first time, Illinois schools were required to teach a unit on the experience and history of ...

Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could ...

SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (WLS) -- A fatal crash closed lanes on Illinois Route 394 in Sauk Village Monday morning, Illinois State ...

Road closures begin this week for the 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which is set for July 5-6 in Grant Park.

Illinois risks higher costs and blackouts if it excludes natural gas from its energy plans. Other blue states are already paying the price.

GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis, Patrick De Haan, joins Asking for a Trend ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend ...

Permanent improvements are coming after the city installed temporary bollards and speed bumps last year to curb traffic ...

With thousands of athletes and spectators expected to visit the Forest City for Rockford’s 2025 IRONMAN 70.3 event on June 22 ...