Thermal imaging drones and deputies from two counties searched Madison County after someone reported seeing a lioness wearing a harness. The mystery animals turned out to be pigs along a tree line.

Two of Illinois' most visited state parks, Starved Rock and Mississippi Palisades, are hotspots for tickborne illness.

Suburban sprawl in the 1800s and early 1900s created a unique situation in Cook County. Communities chose to incorporate ...

A new Cubs rom-com debuts on TikTok September 4th. Two strangers sitting together in the bleachers at Wrigley Field spend ...

That brutal supercell that hit Kankakee in March left behind a hailstone bigger than anything Illinois had ever seen. One family scooped it up and stored it, and researchers confirmed the record.

Before you grab the pruning shears on that branch creeping over your fence, know that Illinois lets you trim it. Just check your city's rules first, they often have their own say.

It has been a weird summer here in the Midwest. We’ve had severe weather, tornadoes, flooding, heat, an apparent bumper crop of ticks, and enough strange stories to make you wonder whether 2026 is ...

Illinois Is #3 On The List Of Most Moved From States We've been hearing about and seeing Illinois' "outbound migration" troubles for at least a decade now, and a new study shows the problem is on the ...

Rockford police are searching for Carter McGowan and Daniel Ali after both men went missing recently. Carter has been missing since Monday (1/22) and Daniel hasn't been seen since last Thursday (1/18) ...

Last week, we covered the topic of how many dogs an Illinois resident is legally allowed to have hanging around the house (read up on it here), so as a natural extension of that sort of thing, today ...

Obviously, the long-time incumbent Mayor of Flavortown knows his stuff. I don't know about your TV viewing habits, but I can tell you that Guy Fieri and Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives is definitely at ...

Some recent news from Deerfield has put a spotlight on a major shake‑up in the Illinois job market. Walgreens announced this week that it will be laying off 469 corporate employees across Illinois as ...