THORNTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The final piece to the flood protection plan for Chicago's South Side and south suburbs was lowered into place Wednesday - it's a huge gate placed in the Thornton Quarry ...

Thornton Quarry, in Thornton, Illinois, has remained the hottest ticket in town for decades. A year ago in November 2019, I received terrific news from Munster Parks Department that “my number ...

THORNTON, Ill. (CBS) --The "last blast" on Monday at the Thornton Quarry, along I-80, was the first step toward using the big hole to help relieve flooding on the South Side and in the south suburbs.

Armed with a chisel and a hammer, Rich Bostrom channeled Fred Flintstone as he tapped gently on a giant rock at the bottom of the Thornton Quarry. “This is interesting,” said Bostrom, 50, of ...

THORNTON | A portion of the Thornton Quarry that has provided tons of limestone that was used to build structures and infrastructure across the region will soon become a reservoir ...

A large explosion planned at the Thornton Quarry next Monday will go a long way to helping ease flooding on the South Side of Chicago and in the southern suburbs.

A large explosion planned at the Thornton Quarry next Monday will go a long way to helping ease flooding on the South Side of Chicago and in the southern suburbs.