SPRINGFIELD More than 7,000 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums and other natural resources ...

Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back ...

As befits this time of year, a wide variety of weather (80 degrees to snow) and a wide variety of fish (lakefront coho, river ...

A man was found dead near Chicago’s Montrose Beach on Saturday morning, Chicago police said. According to authorities, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A body was pulled from Lake Michigan at a North Side beach on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

Chicago police are investigating after a man was found shot to death inside a burning home on the city’s South Side.

The spring running season in Chicago officially kicks off on Sunday with the 44th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle.

For Ric Offerman, Minooka’s mayor, these are inescapable environmental tradeoffs to secure a multibillion-dollar investment from Equinix, Inc., a Redwood City, California-based company that operates ...

Even if the Bears build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, Soldier Field — owned by the Chicago Park District — remains a ...

With just over a month until May Day, immigrant advocates gathered at the Chicago Teachers Union Headquarters on Saturday to ...