In 1966, a young girl named Susan Brady was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a man named Russell Dewey, who was sentenced to 20 to 50 years behind bars and released in 1987.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois ... living in the state since 1860, there have been reported sightings of a “massive wolflike creature” spotted “standing upright” near Galena in 2010.

Plan your trip to Illinois and discover its ... while the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated near Collinsville, takes visitors back to the era of pre ...

Saturn sets at 6:28 p.m. Thursday night, making it perhaps the toughest of them to spot near the sun. Look for somewhere free of light pollution. Illinois boasts some great state parks and nature ...

Now, instead of retiring outright, he’s going to enter the state’s biggest political ... Today’s Women of the Year honoree for Illinois, via the Rockford Register Star’s Christina Avery ...

Still, borrowers seeking relief should explore local and state-level resources ... James Ekstrom, a Rockford, IL, resident, was able to purchase his first home after having $37,000 of student ...

Rockford Police have arrested Jaylydell Grayer Jr., 24, of DeKalb, as the suspect in a shooting near ... Illinois, has advanced to the final 8 "coolest products made in Illinois" in the state's ...

Currently, the program has 12 dogs and eight volunteers helping to keep geese away from parks, recreational paths and facilities. “They go out on their own time and try to push the geese out of our ...

Students at several Sangamon and Macoupin counties schools will get to experience Illinois state parks and natural areas ...

Some schools in Southern Illinois will be able to visit state parks and natural areas thanks to a grant program ...

More than 7,000 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums and other natural resources sites – including several in the Quad Cities area – this year to learn ...