This USDA National Forest in Southern Illinois allows camping and horseback riding. 6. Visit Rockford's Discovery Center Children's Museum Comparable to big city museums, this north central ...

Watco Railroad Company Holdings will purchase Great Lakes Central Railroad, expanding its Michigan presence. The deal is subject to approval by the Surface Transportation Board. Great Lakes ...

Central Illinois and Chicago are expected to get some intermittent storms, strong winds and snow this week, with minor flooding possible in certain areas, according to the National Weather Service.

(WAND) - Winter is not done with central Illinois yet. After a mild start to the day, much colder air blows in this morning on strong gusty winds. Temperatures will fall through the 40s into the ...

In 1913, abolitionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia in Auburn, New York. In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating ...

(WAND) - A warm front will pass through central Illinois for today, which will bring a boost to our temperatures but also breezy conditions. Highs this afternoon will make their way into the mid ...

FlixBus will launch a new express route March 13 connecting Carbondale to St. Louis, Nashville and Atlanta, according to a ...

The snow coming this week to parts of Illinois may miss the Peoria area. The frigid winter temperatures will not. There is a 20% chance of precipitation in the area Monday, and a 30% chance of ...