The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on June 19, 2025. It opened to traffic in 1929 and was rerouted in 1936 to carry Route 66 over ...

State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican from Morton, has announced plans to run for a third term in the heavily Republican ...

Gov. JB Pritzker officially launched his bid for a third term on Thursday during a rally at Grand Crossing Park in Chicago.

CHICAGO Governor JB Pritzker announced his re-election campaign, pledging to continue to get big things done for working ...

An inside look at what concert management personnel have to do sometimes: Basso said the son of former REO lead guitarist ...

Massive changes to Amtrak and U.S. rail in general were announced in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which highlighted millions ...

Hidden in the heart of LaSalle County sits Smitty’s Bar & Grill, a place where the neon beer signs glow a little brighter and the wings taste a little better than anywhere else you’ve been.

For stations that reported multiple record high temperatures, the highest is shown; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Heat records were broken in more than 280 locations across the U.S. this week, with ...

Find out the best stops along Route 66 on a Chicago to Los Angeles (or Los Angeles to Chicago) driving trip across the USA.

In the heart of Illinois sits Harold’s Chicken Shack, a culinary treasure that has locals planning special trips and out-of-towners adjusting their GPS coordinates just to experience a forkful of ...

WAND has compiled a list of Fourth of July celebrations, including fireworks, parades, and festivals, taking place across ...

Officials in Egypt say 19 people have been killed in a road crash. Authorities said that a truck collided with a microbus ...