Since no Democrat filed to run, state Sen. Chris Balkema knew upon winning the 53rd Illinois Senate District Republican primary last March that he would eventually be heading ...

A copy of the sidewalk snow removal maps can be found here. The city has also offered winter storm safety tips, like what to keep in an emergency kit at home, and in your car. As well as how to ...

The United Way of Northwest Illinois has announced that Stephenson County has been awarded nearly $21,000 in Federal funds ...

Freshly sworn-in Illinois General Assembly faces deep divides as new session begins with a focus on tackling a $3.2B deficit.

The arch manipulator is up to his old tricks. According to actor Edward Norton, Bob Dylan has “slipped a totally inaccurate ...

If the Columbia River's mouth eluded some of the most seasoned Northwest explorers who overlooked it, or mistook it for a bay ...

Snow, ice and potentially severe weather are slated to hit parts of the Midwest this week, but there will likely be a sharp ...

A real estate company has released the results of a survey of the best states to live in and Illinois is not one of them.

The major winter storm system is set to move across the Central Plains this weekend, dumping heavy snow in parts of Illinois early Sunday, with "big impacts" downstate, Jeanes said. Current ...

Jack Waddell, a former opera singer who became a beloved and revered vocal coach for such Broadway stars as Brian Stokes ...

The state of Illinois saw a 116% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in early 2024, with most of that increase taking place in Chicago, federal officials announced late last ...

Across the northeastern half of central Illinois, a dusting to an inch of snow is possible. This clipper system will usher in much colder air with highs in the 20s through Monday. Overnight lows ...