The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has two roles in the Rockford area it needs to fill for the summer.

One piece of public land, two very different perspectives about how to use it, and the agency that somehow has to appease ...

The city has begun removing some tents this week from a controversial Northwest Side homeless encampment that has divided neighbors, city officials and homeless advocates on the best path forward for ...

But that’s exactly what Lem’s Bar-B-Q has done in Chicago, serving up smoky, saucy goodness that’s got locals lining up and out-of-towners scratching their heads. Let me tell you, folks, if you ...

The future of the roughly 20 people in the Gompers Park encampment remains uncertain after a planned “accelerated moving event” — a consolidated process where case managers help people find housing, ...

Tens of thousands of federal employees were fired in the last week. Here's the story of two former members of the U.S. Forest Service, who, up until a few days ago, worked at Midewin National ...

Illinois may be know as the Land of Lincoln, but the attractions it offers for kids and families go beyond the 16th president ...