The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.

Councilman Randy Niemeyer believes Lake County's 1.5% income tax rate could be reduced to 0.5% or less as soon as 2028 with ...

Demand, however, appears to be fueling new housing construction across Lake County and other locations in the region. In Kane County, west of Elgin, a plan to build 900 housing units on a broad swath ...

Every city is famous for something. In fact, some places are famous for many things, even the Rockford area. From a bustling ...

A driver is facing multiple charges, including DUI, after leading Lake County, Illinois, police on a chase that caused multiple crashes along the way, according to law enforcement.

Dozens of beaches across several states are closed or have health advisories in place due to elevated bacteria levels.

The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

The Fourth of July is drawing nearer, and even though the holiday is traditionally marked by fireworks and lawn parties, ...

In the history of Calhoun County, some families’ roots run so deep that they pre-date some of the towns. Richard Bahls’ ...

On DuSable Lake Shore Drive at North Avenue, an underpass partly underwater was creating dangerous driving conditions after heavy rain pounded Chicago.

Machaela Sweeney enjoys the view at the top of Inspiration Point near the Mississippi River in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest. Maggie Dougherty Medill Illinois News Bureau WOLF LAKE ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday toured areas devastated by flash flooding in central Texas that ...