Metra Milwaukee District North line trains are stopped near Lake Forest after a freight train struck a pedestrian on Friday.

A preview of fishing at LaSalle Lake comes before the cooling lake reopens Saturday, plus lots of wild things as befits ...

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.

Illinois last month had delayed signing paperwork with the Army Corps of Engineers, citing “uncertainty” of funding from the Trump administration.

Two of three suspects have been extradited to Lake County and released after a year-long investigation alleging they stole ...

SPRINGFIELD More than 7,000 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums and other natural resources ...

The spring trout fishing season will get underway at 58 locations across Illinois on April 5, with catch-and-release fishing opening at some sites March 22.

Severe storms located along a line from Hanover to Castleton are moving northeast at 40 miles per hour. The line of strong ...

A teenage girl who went missing from Wisconsin and authorities said was possibly in the Waukegan or Chicago area has been ...

After yearslong litigation from residents and activists, and following recent opposition from the state of Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was dropping a plan to expand ...

Bryan "Catfish" Konczak caught a big flathead catfish at Braidwood Lake last week to earn Fish of the Week honors. Surveys by ...