Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon ...

In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced ... a proclamation declaring that hereinafter, Lake Michigan shall be known as Lake Illinois. The proclamation has been forwarded to Google ...

The Trump administration “fully supports preventing the spread of invasive carp,” the memo said. “The State of Illinois, where the (project) is located, must cease further delay in cooperating with ...

The work is intended to stop the spread of invasive carp, which could pose a significant threat to the Great Lakes region’s native species, ecosystems and fishing and boating industries.

Washington ― Bipartisan members of Congress from Great Lakes states are urging the state of Illinois to "promptly ... state's waterways from infiltrating Lake Michigan. "This project is ...

Gov. JB Pritzker released a video inviting Canadians to visit Illinois. Find out about the state's key spots to check out.

After meeting a month ago with Gov. Whitmer, the president ordered his administration and Illinois to commit to stopping the ...

Over the next two decades, the proposed 25-foot vertical expansion along the Lake Michigan shoreline would ... quality permits needed to proceed, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ...

“The governor was surprised that she was brought ... Trump, meanwhile, was eager to play up the "bipartisan" nature of protecting Lake Michigan as he faces intense partisan pushback to his ...