Illinois has some genuinely unsettling place names rooted in real history. Bloody Gulch Road in Dixon, Dead Man's Curve in ...

Before kids dive headfirst into that leaf pile in the yard, a local mom's warning about ticks, mold, and animal droppings is ...

Forbes ranked the richest person in every state this month. In our region, Illinois has Lukas Walton at 45.5 billion, while ...

If you're driving through Northern Illinois this fall and winter, watch those road edges at twilight. Deer mating season ...

Illinois has been battered by tornadoes this year. By early September, the state had already recorded 210 tornadoes, ...

Construction crews digging 30 feet below O'Hare found a massive 50-ton boulder this summer. Chicago's now letting residents ...

One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries received to win a $500 Target gift card. Stream your ...

A fatal fall from Georgia's Goliath roller coaster prompted Six Flags to temporarily close nine similar rides across six ...

Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville tops a new ranking of Illinois's most haunted places. The 1902 psychiatric building draws visitors with reports of shadowy figures, unexplained footsteps, and cold ...

Wednesday is National Dessert Day, and local restaurant chains are running deals on everything from OREO cake slices at ...

Chicago used to be America's candy capital, churning out nearly a quarter of all U.S. candy by the 1980s. Today, companies ...