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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Jacksonville Public Library Youth Services Librarian Courtney Landon directs players on where they should be during a game of ...

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

The first heat wave of the summer hit the Midwest earlier than usual this week, with a heat index forecast of up to 105 ...

Columbia researchers found arsenic in drinking water is associated with poor birth outcomes, and released data on nationwide ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The National Weather Service is making it easy to find your local cooling center. NWS has provided ...

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