The Chicago area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning on Friday. Local officials are warning residents to be ready for the ...

Illinois awards $36 million for 67 park projects including $600,000 each for Springfield and Grandview to expand recreation ...

Follow four friends as they check out some of the best adaptive climbing spots in Illinois. Chicago-based adaptive climber Meaghan Cusack reflects on the experience of exploring state parks with her ...

Several major changes are coming to U.S. national parks in 2026 to mark America's 250th anniversary. There will be more "patriotic fee-free days" for U.S. residents, replacing some previous free days ...

ILLINOIS (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is alerting residents about the upcoming deer hunting season in January. This season includes the Special Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) ...

Montana State's Adam Jones rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns against Montana. Jones and the Bobcats out-rushed the Grizzlies 240 yards to 96. Courtesy Kelly Gorham / Montana State Communications ...

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WTVO) — An Illinois jury has found a man from Belvidere guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl multiple times at local parks. According to the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s ...

In 2026, Americans will get free admission to national parks on President Donald Trump's birthday but no longer on Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to the National Park Service ...

International tourists visiting popular national parks in the US next year will be required to pay additional fees and raised rates on annual passes, the US Department of the Interior announced ...

Park Place of Elmhurst Assisted Living and Memory Care has achieved a deficiency-free result on its most recent annual survey conducted by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The result is a ...

William “Bill” Carroll Gooch, Jr., age 88, of Elmhurst, Illinois, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025. Born December 30, 1936 in Clayton, Missouri to the late William Carroll and Martha Devaney ...

Ingersoll-Rand will close its Princeton, Illinois, manufacturing plant next spring. The closure will result in the layoff of 70 workers, effective March 31, 2026. Production will be moved to other U.S ...