Illinois had a record year for solar growth in 2024 and can now draw enough energy from the sun to power 930,000 homes, according to a new report. Illinois added 2.5 gigawatts of solar capacity last ...

A cold front and strong winds off Lake Michigan sent temperatures tumbling on Tuesday, but a gradual warm-up is on the way.

After yearslong litigation from residents and activists, and following recent opposition from the state of Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was dropping a plan to expand ...

In USA Today’s latest reader choice poll the Mitten state has four lakefront cities vying for “Best Small Town in the Midwest ...

Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes.

The Southeast Side will eventually get a new greenspace after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cleans up the site near the ...

An overlap of perch and coho fishing on southern Lake Michigan, the wide variety of spring weather and options and the ...

The NWS issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook in Illinois, predicting severe thunderstorms, strong gusts and high temperatures later this week.

The final resting place of what was once the "safest ship afloat" was discovered after 132 years. Only one man, a wheelsman ...

Thomas Kierans was stopped by a reporter in St. John’s, Nfld., on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Regarded around town as ...