Nestled along the curves of the Illinois River just outside the town of Hennepin is the country’s largest dry-mill ethanol plant, where a network of pipes, grain elevators and exhaust towers rise like ...

Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at for one of the new designs, or for one of three flags that have already ...

A new book takes readers on a guided tour of Maya history as narrated by an anthropologist who has spent more than 35 years ...

If you are among the thousands of Los Angeles County residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades or ...

Days after losing her home in the same fire that destroyed her Los Angeles elementary school, third-grader Gabriela ...

Island Park in Geneva, Illinois, is a hidden gem where scenic beauty and family-friendly fun come together perfectly. Ever ...

This journey through Illinois’ most historic restaurants offers a flavorful walk through history! Nestled in the charming ...

The area southeast of Carter Lake was an incorporated village from January 1921 to November 1922, when residents voted it out ...

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have assembled a national database with millions of multi-day ...

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Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill's curiosity about a plot of land reminds him how focusing on the negative in life ...

It’ll remain frigid Sunday around Chicagoland, and we could see some lake-effect snow Sunday night. As for the major winter storm that’s passing through the Midwest? We’re going to dodge it. That ...