From stunning vistas to breathtaking beauty, these are USA Today's Most Treasured Views in Illinois. Here’s how to see them.

Data: Protect Kids from Lead analysis of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency data. Note: Towns exceed the limit if 10% of homes measured have more than 15ppb of lead in their water. Table: Axios ...

The U.S. Census Bureau’s estimates show Kendall, Champaign, Grundy, McHenry and Will counties gained the greatest percentage ...

Healthcare access is surprisingly excellent for a town this size. OSF Saint James Hospital provides comprehensive care right in town. The facility offers emergency services, surgery options, and ...

OSF Saint James Hospital delivers quality care right within town limits. For more complex medical needs, larger healthcare centers in Bloomington are just a 30-minute drive away. The walkable downtown ...

An air quality map shows conditions improving in the U.S. on Friday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires subsides.

An air quality alert has been extended for the Chicago area as "unhealthy" levels are expected to continue into the start of ...

Charles Lee Isbell Jr., a prominent computer scientist and current provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been ...

PFAS are infamous for their environmental persistence, meaning they do not break down easily and can instead build up in the ...

As of early Thursday, the air quality for much of northeast Illinois, including multiple suburbs to the north and some to the ...