The United States government promised the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation about 1,280 acres of Illinois reservation in an 1829 treaty. Instead, the U.S sold all of it illegally to white settlers. The ...

The Illinois Senate approved a transit bill in a 32-to-22 vote just 20 minutes before the close of the spring session, but it was never taken up by the House. Both chambers are led by Democratic ...

Rainfall has helped to diminish drought conditions in the upper Midwest, but it's also taken a toll on crops that have been ...

With thousands of athletes and spectators expected to visit the Forest City for Rockford’s 2025 IRONMAN 70.3 event on June 22 ...

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

A proposal to sell public land, including millions of acres in California, was ruled out of the Senate’s megabill — but some ...

A resident of Altadena, Calif., during wildfires in January 2025. Wildfires are getting more extreme because of climate change. The Trump administration has taken down the website for the National ...

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Morgan County at 11:47 a.m. That warning was set to expire at 12:15 p.m., but was extended as the storm continued through the northern portion ...

In the heart of Indiana’s Amish country sits a treasure hunter’s paradise so vast you might need breadcrumbs to find your way back to the car. The Shipshewana Flea Market isn’t just big—it’s the ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is warning that it could pro-actively cut power in portions of 15 California counties through the weekend for more than 9,000 customers in Northern California.

PADUCAH, Ky. (WSIL) -- A tornado watch has been issued for portions of southern Illinois, southeast Missouri and western Kentucky until 8 p.m. on June 6.

University of Illinois braces for visa revocations for Chinese students The school’s flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in ...