One of the best things about Chicago is its proximity to quaint towns like this one, home to summer festivals straight out of a "Stranger Things" episode.

Bob Wehrle sat in his driveway Wednesday morning and looked at the lot where his house once stood. His belongings and debris ...

An Illinois man turned a frozen lake into a rotating hangout after carving a massive circle in the ice with a chainsaw ...

Residents in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, were asked to shelter in place on Thursday morning. According to the Lake in the Hills Police Department, residents should avoid Washington Street and Clayton ...

Pearl Levitan, 93, of Spotswood, passed away peacefully on February 20 with her family at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Central Illinois is often considered the epitome of "flyover country" – known for flat prairies, vast corn and soybean fields, and small rural towns. Yet if you find yourself on a bleary-eyed drive ...

The Chicago Bears have taken a big step forward in finding a new site for their stadium, and that momentum is moving fast toward Northwest Indiana. On Thursday morning, Indiana lawmakers in the state ...

$10,000 Ice Castle fish house destroyed by fire on Pearl Lake Crime and fire report: Fraudulent rental properties reported in Detroit Lakes, theft of a speaker in Ogema and more from area law ...

Illinois guard Keaton Wagler directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Indiana on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, in Champaign, Illinois. Indiana guard Lamar Wilkerson ...

An Indiana State Police trooper was seriously injured during a chase on Monday and an Illinois man was taken into custody. The trooper was hit by another police vehicle after stopping the suspect's ...