The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.

More than two dozen cars Monday morning were stranded on I-294 with flat tires and lanes were expected to be closed for hours ...

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

A coalition of 25 suburban mayors is beseeching lawmakers to think twice before approving a transit rescue plan they say is ...

As we look back on Pride Month, I am both proud and humbled by my time serving as an openly LGBTQ+ elected official in Illinois. Ever since I was elected, I have been cognizant of the importance of ...

As we prepare to enjoy fireworks over the lake or at a suburban venue close to home, there’s another day we Illinoisans have come to recognize every year: New Tax Day, which we observe every July 1.

Five people, including a juvenile, were charged for trafficking firearms and machine gun conversion devices between ...

Just in time for Independence Day travel, drivers will face Illinois’ latest gasoline tax hike. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added ...

Daley and longtime lobbyist for local public agencies like Cook County and its Forest Preserve District, lists the Chicago Transit Authority as a current client. Williams referred questions to the ...

The project was initially called the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project. “We dropped that name after quickly learning there’s enough work all over the state,” Beach said. A large number of the cases ...