Looking for the best way to spend your summer on the water? Oak Street Beach in Chicago has Greece-worthy views.

Illinois engineers fused ultrafast imaging with smart algorithms to peek at living brain chemistry, turning routine MRIs into ...

Dozens of beaches across several states are closed or have health advisories in place due to elevated bacteria levels.

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many ...

A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin ...

More than a month's worth of rain fell on Chicago in 90 minutes on Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). "There were numerous reports of flooded viaducts, several reports ...

Hidden waterfall trail in Starved Rock State Park offers a secret canyon hike close to Chicago, where seasonal falls, solitude, and adventure await.

A live map from Windy.com highlighted which parts of the United States were experiencing the most pronounced drought conditions as of Friday. Why It Matters. Drought can have seri ...

Yorkville, Illinois, defaulted on special district bonds for Kendall Marketplace, a shopping center that never evolved into the expected retail powerhouse.

LaSalle Canyon in Starved Rock State Park near Oglesby, Illinois, is the kind of place that makes you question whether you’re still in the Prairie State or if you’ve somehow teleported to some ...

Hidden away in the northwestern corner of Illinois, where the landscape suddenly decides flat is boring, lies a cascading ...