Federal immigration agents have departed Naval Station Great Lakes, ending their use of the base as a command center for ...

5 Illinois Tourist Spots I Tried To Hate (But Ended up Loving) I don't know about you, but I'm pretty fascinated by old, abandoned places. A state with a human history as long and storied as that of ...

Far from Gulf Coast hurricanes and California wildfires, Chicagoland seems like a safe place to be in a warming world. But is it? Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time Hurricane ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Silver carp is big, unwieldy and requires Joe Greendyk to use both hands ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- A man and a woman in their 30s died at the north suburban Naval Station Great Lakes, the Lake County Coroner's Office confirmed on Saturday morning. One of the two people ...

Illinois has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to prevent the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, citing concerns over militarization. It's all coming down to the wire because ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican ...

Might not feel this way in a lot of the country, but we're almost one week into fall. And that means pumpkins in everything - your coffee, your cereal, possibly even your aftershave. And like so much ...

Western Illinois University recorded another drop in fall enrollment, a near 20-year trend. The school reported a fall 2025 enrollment of 5,337 students, down from 6,332 in fall 2024, a drop of almost ...

A state senator issued a warning on social media after reports of immigration arrests in West Chicago, Illinois started coming in Monday morning. State Sen. Karina Villa (D- 25th District) posted ...

FREEPORT, Ill. — Illinois leaders are helping out a local police department. On Monday, the Freeport Police Department was awarded a $9,000 Organized Retail Crime Grant from the Office of Illinois ...