An Illinois baseball team hit a home run with a recent promotion. Fans say it was a day at the ballpark they'll never forget.

It's tick season again. Find out how to prevent tick bites and what to look out for if you find one on yourself or your pet.

Rain may be in the forecast for an Illinois baseball team’s July 22 game — but it won’t be just water falling from the sky. Fans will get pelted with 2,600 hot dogs dropped from a helicopter during ...

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The mid-game promotion is expected to break a bizarre world record, the Illinois stadium says.

Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.

Rain may be in the forecast for an Illinois baseball team’s July 22 game — but it won’t be just water falling from the sky. Fans will get pelted with 2,600 hot dogs dropped from a helicopter ...

Jacksonville Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-noon, Pathway Plaza, 1905 W. Morton Ave. | Fresh, locally sourced produce, homemade baked goods, handcrafted items and more. Every Saturday through Oct. 25.

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

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National Night Out is an annual event held on the first Tuesday in August, intended to bring communities together to enhance ...

The Heart of Illinois Fair, a Peoria tradition for decades, returned for its 76th year in 2025 — a far cry from its glory years.