We want you home”.That’s the message the parents of Sophia Franklin want their daughter to hear on Wednesday, her 17th ...

Bloomington’s Park and Recreation Department is launching a Miller Park Master Plan to improve amenities, enhance ...

A 37-year-old mother and her son were rescued after accidentally falling at least 25 feet into a canyon at a state park in Illinois this week, officials said. The incident happened Tuesday night at ...

Two public information meetings will be held by the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) this April to discuss how upcoming dam safety rules may affect the management of ...

The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to ...

Rep. Andrew Myers, left, is sponsoring the bill to designate Castoroides ohioensis, commonly known as the giant beaver, as the state fossil. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) St. Paul — Milk and blueberry ...

Over 7,000 students in Illinois will have the chance to visit state parks, museums and other natural resources this year, thanks to grant money from the Illinois ...

Students at several Sangamon and Macoupin counties schools will get to experience Illinois state parks and natural areas through Illinois Department of Natural Resources grants. Almost $100,000 ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources ... Carlinville Primary School, Carlinville. Second grade. Beaver Dam State Park, Plainview. $508.60. Carlinville Primary School, Carlinville.