Randy Root is a master of mallards. As a kid, he grew up on the south side of Chicago, but in 1960 his family bought several acres along the east side of the Illinois River not far from Peoria. Root ...

Low rainfall levels throughout the Midwest in the late summer and early autumn have caused water levels on the upper and ...

A turn by Mother Nature could change things quickly though, Josh Osborn pointed out in his Oct. 15 report on the aerial ...

Illinois has 17 congressional districts – of which all but four include at least part of the greater Chicago area.

Tonight will be rainy. The low will be 50°. Moderate air quality (51-100) Primary pollutant PM2.5 12 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the standard ...

RAPIDS CITY, Ill. (KWQC) - A new bridge for the Mississippi River is coming soon for Interstate 80. Officials have been ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge protects over 240,000 acres across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa ...

Save the Illinois River honored four people whose “exceptional service” brings into focus the importance of protecting the ...

Wood River City Council approves $740,000 for a new pumper truck to replace one damaged in a September fire.

Long overshadowed by Michelangelo Antonioni’s later work, this feature, newly restored, is being revived at Film Forum, ...

Night - Clear. Winds W at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 45 °F (7.2 °C). Sunny with a high of 60 °F (15.6 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). Mostly cloudy today ...

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