Alternatively, you can leave the Great River Road before it makes it to Illinois. This departure would have you follow the Wisconsin River beginning just south of Prairie du Chien.

The S.S. Eastland had been known as the “Greyhound of the Great Lakes.” The vessel, however, was built to serve as a freighter — not an excursion vessel. Its capsizing killed 844 people, making ...

North Aurora’s Riverfront Park offered a noticeable buzz over the weekend as the village offered its annual North Aurora Days ...

Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes but bests its cousins in several other ways. Find out more about all the Great ...

Go inside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center as cllct captures all the action from the nation's largest card show ...

Explore the quantum shift in Chicago’s economy as it transforms the former U.S. Steel South Works site into a sustainable future.

David Freeze is cycling and running around the Great Lakes area. Contact him at david.freeze@ctc.net. Day 5 Monday, Aug.

CDOT said the bridge that now carries Chicago Avenue from the Near North Side to River West is to be replaced with a ...

You don’t have to travel far to find a fun vacation destination. Check out these spots around our great state.

ALTON/WOOD RIVER The family of George and Donna Julian, a beloved Alton couple killed during a high-speed Wood River Police ...

Starts Before Friday Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 8; 1 p.m.