The Big Muddy River in southern Illinois is expected to crest this week. River levels in the Heartland According to the ...

The Waukegan River and Ravine Cleanup, fueled by the church’s 53 volunteers Saturday at three different parks with access to ...

DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — The City of Dixon has begun construction of a $14 million bike and pedestrian bridge over the Rock River. The new bridge is made possible by an $11.9 million federal Rebuilding ...

We had more rain that night than the city has ever had before,” Andrew Strong said. “Our measuring devices were overwhelmed at the water plant.” ...

The interactive map below shows the percentage of adults who self-reported excessive drinking in each county in Illinois in 2022. To view that rate, click or hover on each county below ...

The seats are "at-large" and are for four-year terms There is a bill in the Illinois House of Representatives ... Pulaski, Pawnee, Riverton, Rochester, Sangamon Valley and Williamsville.

Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had been hired by a man named Denton Offutt to deliver the boat cargo to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a new development Thursday in the Sonya Massey case. A judge will hear arguments to move the murder trial of a former sheriff's deputy to a different county.

(WICS) — The Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, confirmed the identity of the 61-year-old man recovered from the Sangamon River on March 17, 2025, as Christopher Roberts of Springfield. RELATED: Man ...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — A woman who was found dead in the Illinois River earlier this week has been identified. The Illinois State Police Crime Lab was able to identify the woman as 24-year ...