Lewis and Clark Community College students highlight plastic waste by creating a Christmas tree from recycled bottles.

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Gov. JB Pritzker and a handful of fellow Democratic governors conferred with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last night, urging him to get his caucus in line to push back at ...

They are the words no one ever wants to hear – “you have cancer.” But a local nurse is being honored for making a difference ...

The Planned Parenthood location in Bloomington just one of four that are closing statewide, the organization said Wednesday.

The iconic "Home Alone" house in Winnetka, Illinois, has been sold for $5.5 million, slightly above its $5.25 million asking price. Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker Realty The famed red-brick ...

This nostalgic Illinois road trip will take you to 11 enchanting towns that are full of history and charm! Woodstock is the ...

Representatives of Open Table United Church of Christ and the Ottawa Center for the Arts met Wednesday to close on the sale of the church’s building to the OCA. (Derek Barichello) Representatives of ...

Ottawa police say two teenage boys have been charged after an alleged assault with a weapon at a high school left two people seriously injured. Police were called to a report of an assault at ...

His family's farm is now a Christmas tree farm ... Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois. He has two doctorates: one in canon law from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario, and one in ...

OTTAWA—Backbench Liberal MP Chandra Arya announced he will run for the Liberal leadership with a campaign promising to make Canada a republic, end the consumer carbon tax and recognize the state ...

Jan. 8 (UPI) --Christmas came about 46 years late for an Illinois man who was performing renovations at his childhood home when he found a present that had fallen behind a wall in 1978.

The federal government signalled Wednesday that it took U.S. president-elect Donald Trump seriously when he spoke this week of using “economic force” to annex Canada, after previously ...