Members of the group “No Quarry on Homestead” are preparing for a presentation against a proposed quarry at a public hearing ...

A 300-acre adventure park only 22 miles from Chicago could be the perfect spot for families this summer. The Forge: Lemont ...

Quincy has approved $76,000 to continue cleaning its superfund site, an environmental project that’s been in works for over ...

Lincoln’s Home is the only house Lincoln ever owned, and it’s right here in Springfield. The house sits in a whole ...

There’s a canyon carved into the northwest corner of Illinois that looks so un-Illinois-like, you’ll wonder if someone moved ...

The village of Lime Rock, in Lincoln, Rhode Island, was founded on a limestone quarrying industry started in the late 1600s. Families like the Whipples mined limestone used to build early Colonial ...

A group of north Alabama residents are joining together to oppose a proposed rock quarry in the community. Reed Materials, LLC filed several permits with the Alabama Department of Environmental ...

The weather is finally warming up in Illinois, with those intermittent frigid days behind us. Though the state isn't known for its national parks or particularly adventurous geography, it has plenty ...

Police are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital Sunday in Raleigh. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers were called to a report of shots fired around 6:58 p.m.

DIXON, Ill. (KWQC) - The body of the man who police said jumped into the Rock River during a chase was found near Sterling, Illinois. Dixon police said Thursday that London Thomas was found on April ...

Isobel Araujo, a second-year Ph.D. student, earns $24,000 a year as a teaching and resident assistant at the University of Illinois Chicago. Between classes, coursework and dorm duties, she babysits ...