No ID or registration required; walk-ups welcome Food bank will serve 7,500 free meals to kids and teens daily across 13 counties this summer Summer is often the hungriest time of year for ...

Creating the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, an 11,200-acre sanctuary spanning from northern Illinois to southern ...

Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land, with the rest leased by individuals, family trusts and, increasingly, investors looking to turn a profit.

Elgin, has announced she will seek reelection to her District 22 post rather than make a bid next year for the Congressional ...

The Italianate-style Ida County courthouse was constructed in 1883 and replaced an earlier courthouse, which burned down in ...

Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast has a new Democratic challenger: Pia Dandiya, a former high school principal and White House ...

Nearly a dozen candidates will compete in New Jersey on Tuesday for the chance to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil ...

Gas prices are edging lower as June begins, even as crude oil prices are climbing, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. The ...

Legislation to forgive ice-storm related school closures was signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday, protecting northern ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the weekend took down a public list of cities and jurisdictions that the Trump administration labeled as “sanctuary” cities, after a ...

A tornado warning was issued for a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Maryland Heights, ...

President Obama on Thursday nominated Kevin W. Techau, a Democrat from Des Moines, as U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Iowa. “Kevin W. Techau has distinguished himself as a fair ...