(WIFR) - As one five-year plan comes to an end, a new one is set to take its place. The Region 1 Planning Council (R1) unveiled its next strategy to strengthen the regional economy across Winnebago, ...

Right, in orange shirt is Colleen Scheitz of Ringwood at the Northern Illinois Boat Show on opening day, Feb. 27, 2025 at the Lake County Fairgrounds (1060 E. Peterson Road) in Grayslake.

In March, Illinois saw a 2.8 magnitude earthquake, the USGS said. It was detected just north of Germantown, Ill., a small community located in Clinton County, part of the Metro East region outside ...

Standard in Putnam County, is approximately 100 miles southwest of Chicago. According to a USGS map of the quake, residents in Ottawa, Streator, Pontiac and Springfield may have felt the impact.

Dam failure in Illinois is imminent as residents warned ‘evacuate now’ - A secondary dam was also overtaken by flood waters ...

Humboldt County 3/ Six Rivers Forest Lightning Complex (purple dots). Fires totaling 5,488 acres, the largest being Lone Pine (1,678, at the edge of the Hoopa Valley reservation) and Pearch (981).

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When the District Court of Northern Illinois sided with Bank of America in the 2014 case, Cook County appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

A severe thunderstorm warning of golf ball-size hail covering North Chicago, Waukegan and elsewhere in Lake County was set to be in effect through 8:30 p.m., the weather service advised.

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled parts of northern Illinois early Wednesday, awakening some residents and spurring reports to 911 about homes shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey and police said.