Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

to more than 20% below the national average in Decatur, Illinois," notes C2ER. Read on for our latest list of the 25 cheapest places to live, in the U.S., for city dwellers.

Visit Miller Beach is partnering with NWI Thrive and the Legacy Foundation to seek to turn the new bike trail along Lake ...

The popular dog parks at Wilson Morgan Park have been removed, angering some community members even though Parks and ...

A annexation agreement up for vote at the next Decatur City Council meeting could mean economic growth for the city.

CHARLESTON — The man who was killed in a reported self-inflicted shooting during a police well-being check early Saturday at a service station has been identified as an Eastern Illinois ...

I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker said in the video. “The world’s finest geographers, experts ...

The building at 2330 Mount Zion Road in Decatur has had a long history of tenants, and it will become home to the newest Dunkin' location.

A Decatur police officer was involved in a wreck with two other vehicles on Saturday evening near the intersection of Danville Road Southwest and Freemont Street Southwest, according to police ...

He's among 800 people who have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were ...

A potential amphitheater has been the talk of the city of Washington over the past few months, for what some say it could bring and also for the concerns others ...

Early Friday morning police, responding to the report of a shooting and assault at Geno's Pub's parking lot, located a man who was a victim of the assault and who had been grazed by a bullet, ...