Swimming conditions are expected to be life-threatening during the rest of the Fourth of July holiday weekend with waves of 3 to 6 feet at all Lake Michigan beaches in the Chicago area.

If you’ve ever wanted to own your own private island, but not leave Illinois to do it, it appears you now can. An island on ...

"Doing something that is good for your mental well-being is very important," coin collector Rowan Chetner told The Boston ...

A 56-year-old man was involved in a fight with another male late Saturday on a train platform, police said. The man sustained ...

A growing number of visitors are discovering southern Illinois as a travel destination amid a recent effort to entice more ...

Four local beaches are closed on Saturday. They all have high levels of unsafe bacteria, according to the Illinois Department ...

"It's kind of a close-knit community. We try to know everybody. Small town USA basically," Frank Hines said of Milford.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Fishing Program will stage fishing clinics at Lake Patterson ...

Our state loves its towering Abe Lincolns and ketchup bottles. Looking for a road trip? There’s a Giants Museum in downstate ...