With Civil War history, ghostly streets, and a tumultuous past, this semi-abandoned riverside Illinois town makes for a ...

February’s Friends of the Hennepin Canal hike will be from Lock 30 to Lock 32. This portion of the hike is 4.6 miles in ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

A sprawling network of tunnels lurks 90 metres under the streets of bustling city Chicago, and it's not just a fascinating ...

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In recent years, the Chicago River itself has undergone a renaissance, from a lifeless industrial waterway into a vibrant ...

Trump Is a Man With a Panama Canal Plan It should come as no surprise that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first stop on his first official trip this weekend will be in Panama, a nation that ...

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While initially thought to be a 'police incident' the Canal and River Trust has confirmed that a stretch of canal in Tipton has been closed due to a 'pollution incident'. The revelation comes as ...

The past is haunting Carrie Preston‘s Elsbeth Tascioni in the return of Elsbeth, and viewers finally know what that troubled past entails. “Things aren’t going very well for me back in the ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco ...

American Cruise Lines is sharing new details about its 2025 season on the Mississippi River. Throughout this year, the company will have five riverboats offering more than 12 itineraries on the ...