The closures and delays come as many parts of Chicago and the suburbs saw areas of thick icing, with sidewalks and roads slick and dangerous.

Standing in front of a podium, Pritzker announced that he was issuing a proclamation to rename Lake Michigan. “I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzk ...

EAST ST. LOUIS The Illinois Department of Transportation today announces lane restrictions will be encountered on I-55/70 in ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker took to Instagram last Friday to share what he called a "Special Announcement From Governor JB Pritzker." Standing in front of a podium, Pritzker announced that he was ...

Gabbard advances: Senators voted on party lines to push forward the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member ...

The Black Hawk helicopter's black box has been recovered and is in "good condition," the NTSB said today. Newsweek's live ...

Seven or eight hundred thousand years ago, our section of the Ohio River was an insignificant stream flowing north, and the region to the south which was to become the ancestral homeland of hoopies ...

Two separate winter storms are threatening to bring snow and ice to much of the Midwest and East Coast this week.

A wintry mix seems like a decent bet to develop on Saturday with highs in the 30s. It’s a close call whether it will be cold ...

U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.

Nestled in the heart of Illinois, Lowden State Park is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally wandered onto the set of a Bob Ross painting. It’s a 207-acre slice of paradise ...

Here are live updates on the deadly collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.