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 ...

These are special lakes, providing a habitat for migrating waterfowl, including the mysterious common loon with its deep red eye, black head, black-and-white patterned neck and back, and white ...

At Glacial Till Vineyard & Winery near Palmyra on Monday, family, friends and even strangers came to remember Tyler Goodrich.

The tiny central Illinois village of New Salem, where Lincoln accidentally spent half-a-dozen years in the 1830s, perhaps did ...

The Midwest has a reputation for being flat and devoid of distinguishing features, but there's a good reason why that's ...

A melting glacier formed spectacular natural wonders thousands of years ago—a display of nature's powerful and majestic ...

J.B. Pritzker — introduced legislation that targeted township government for downsizing. “Township officials throughout the state have bombarded legislators with their negative opinions of the ...

Kara Tyson has fond memories of her childhood. Living on a farm in rural Lafayette County, Wis., she spent many of her days ...