A black bear has been spotted in Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties. Here's how to keep yourself safe from bear encounters.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation in several Illinois counties following severe storms and flooding last month.

The Illinois Department of Public Health expanded its list of zip codes where lead exposure testing is required for children who live in the areas, including some Heartland counties.

According to the research team at 24/7 Wall St., the least expensive county for living in Missouri is Ripley County and in Illinois is Pope County. Both are located in the southernmost regions of ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- The family of an injured motorcyclist who died in a cornfield after making two 911 cell phone calls authorities couldn't trace filed a lawsuit Monday against two ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Carbondale Police Department introduced a new Strategic Response Unit (SRU) aiming to tackle violent crime and enhance quality of life.

MA counties under heat advisory Here are the Massachusetts counties where the heat advisory is in effect, according to the NWS: Bristol County – northern and southern Essex County – eastern ...

The Northern Illinois Food Bank is offering free daily summer meals to children and teens in the Rockford region, providing 7,500 meals across 145 sites in 13 counties to help fill the gap in ...

Voters in most Pennsylvania counties will have the chance to fix errors with their mail ballots during this election and spare them from being rejected, according to a review of county policies by ...