The head fire blazed across the prairie like a flash fire [contained] and spread amazing heat for half a minute or so. As the ...

About 70 volunteers kicked off an effort last weekend to restore and preserve Gensburg-Markham Prairie in Markham.

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner ...

Conservative lawmakers in Illinois are sounding the alarm about a bill that could drastically change homeschooling rules in the Prairie State. The Homeschool Act, also known as HB2827, would ...

A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.

Germantown Hills: baby bookworms, 9 to 10 a.m.; story time, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; and Petals and Pots, 6 to 7 p.m. Spring Bay: free popcorn, 4 to 6 p.m. Washburn ...

Unfortunately, Land of Lincoln bettors can't choose their favorite in-state teams for March Madness, because the state's college sports wagering ban is still in effect.

People stopped by for a peek inside Prairie Food Co-Op Wednesday, where the sign is up but the doors aren't open yet. "We see so many people looking in, sometimes we have to stop them from trying ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. - A Wisconsin woman was killed in a crash in Lake County on Saturday night. The Zion Police Department ...