"Lake Michigan shall be known as Lake Illinois," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday, mocking President Donald Trump ...

The Great Lakes are an amazing natural resource that hold nearly 20% of the entire surface fresh water supply on the globe and a whopping 95% of the available fresh water supply for the US.

Idaho needs to have a “critical conversation” about what out-of-state boat traffic looks like, Chanel Tewalt, Idaho State ...

Snow, sleet and freezing rain were expected to continue pummeling the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic states Wednesday, ...

If you’re planning a road trip through Illinois, you won’t want to miss some of the state’s most unique and quirky ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WILX) - Another body of water is getting a new name - at least according to Illinois. In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of ...

More than 100 million people are waking to winter weather alerts and warnings Wednesday morning, as storm systems cause severe conditions, biting cold and travel chaos from coast to coast.

New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

For users of Google Maps in the United States, the body of water enclosed to the east by Florida and the Yucatan peninsula is ...

WWF-US / J.J. Huckin The Yangtze River flows for 6,300km, more than halfway across China. Its river basin is around 1.8 million sq km – almost a fifth of China's land area. As China’s economy has ...

Multiple departments are warning residents of power outages, downed trees, and blocked roadways across the region. Residents ...