Take a train from Chicago to this sweet Midwestern town, the gateway to one of the Midwest's largest bodies of water, with ...

Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps. But they want to encourage blue ...

Tired of fighting to get a backpacking permit? The Midwest offers plenty of thru-hikes that are equally beautiful, but less expensive and crowded.

Several states, primarily along the northern border, may have the chance to see the northern lights on Thursday. A coronal mass ejection, or CME, was hurled out by the sun on Tuesday, NOAA’s Space ...

Not ready to say goodbye to summer? Check out boating, swimming, and fishing at these Illinois state park beaches.

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker brushed aside suggestions Thursday that FBI agents could be deployed to arrest a group of ...

A lineup of local and national chefs with Michigan roots will headline the first-annual Traverse City Food & Wine festival in ...

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada is lingering over the northern U.S., spreading across to roughly a dozen states from Wisconsin to Maine.

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Fountain of the Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois, from the series The American Monument American Art Museum Object Details Artist Lee Friedlander, born Aberdeen, WA 1934 Credit Line ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier is joined by Visit Lake County’s Director of Marketing, Jonathan Jones, to highlight their numerous activities, such as Lake County Road Trips, Six Flags Great America, Jurassic ...

Andrew Boutros, the new U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, speaks to reporters during an interview at the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.