Researchers are investigating ways to eliminate the chemicals. Officials issue warning to more than 400,000 residents after ...

Two people are dead after the helicopter they were travelling in crashed into a barge that was berthed on the Mississippi ...

The Mattoon City Council has unanimously approved contracts with Aquatic Control for algaecide spraying first at Lake Mattoon ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced a temporary closure of a short segment of Old Illinois 13, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker vowed on late-night television to protect Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to try to stop the ...

Canadian wildfire smoke has worsened the air quality in multiple states and irritated the eyes, noses and throats of many Americans.

After months of debate and discussion, the Mahomet Aquifer will get the protection that activists, legislators and residents ...

MATTOON — For visitors looking to enjoy Lake Mattoon and Lake Paradise, “Boating, swimming and water sports are approved at your own risk,” has a new meaning.

The summer of 2025 has brought some of the worst air quality ever recorded to large parts of the United States. Cities across ...

In the early 1970s, summer meant road trips from the Midwest back South. Once at the family homestead, we’d step through the ...