The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

Numerous bills have been introduced in the Illinois legislature that would dissolve townships with varying populations, including 50,000, 5,000 and 500 people.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has helped fund nine water infrastructure projects around the ...

Republicans threw a stink bomb into the chambers of the Democratic-controlled Illinois Supreme Court. Citing the Illinois Constitution’s requirement that legislative maps be “compact,” the GOP ...

After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

Also known as University Village because of its proximity to the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, Little Italy is the place to go for a plate of pasta or a slice of pie. Some of the ...

Two drivers were injured after a vehicle crash that resulted in heavy damage and a light pole falling down in Waukegan, police said. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department ...

County maps (those that represent the county as a whole rather than focussing on specific areas) present an overview of the wider context in which local settlements and communities developed. Although ...

Fire officials say they are investigating after separate fires damaged two houses in the Harvard area less than three hours apart late Monday evening into Tuesday morning. The Harvard Fire Protection ...

Four men were arrested after burglarizing freight containers on railroad property and attempting to flee in a getaway vehicle, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. A 25-year-old ...