A report from U.S. News and World Report ranked seven Midwestern metropolises—including Decatur, Illinois and Bay City, ...

Many West Michigan residents still don't have power from last night's storms.

Before Chicago emerged as the state’s powerhouse, another metro area hundreds of miles away in southern Illinois played a key ...

If fully built out, the Grayslake data center could be one of the largest single developments in Lake County’s history, with ...

Northern Illinois communities carry names that reflect the nation's history, from Revolutionary War figures to Native ...

Illinois is often recognized for its vibrant cities and farmland, but the state also offers some of the Midwest’s most ...

Illinois has been keeping a secret, and it’s the kind of secret that makes your jaw drop and your hiking boots lace themselves up automatically. Ferne Clyffe State Park in Goreville is one of those ...

The bright spots on the mound for the team that leads Triple-A baseball in runs scored against it are hard to come by. When injuries on the big league roster made the Isotopes pitching staff look like ...

While everyone else is Googling “best parks in Illinois” and ending up at the same overcrowded spots, this little gem sits ...

Lydia Mansel has written about travel, and the South, in particular, for nearly a decade. Her work has been published in Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and Garden & Gun, among others. She's ...