Burke Minsley, right, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, explains equipment that will be used to scan underground features that relate to water movement along the Illinois River basin ...

MONEE — Residents within the Illinois River Basin may notice a helicopter making a series of low-level flights over the next few weeks to collect groundwater data. Starting Jan. 24, a helicopter ...

SILOAM SPRINGS -- Heavier rains outstrip all other causes of worsening floods in the Illinois River's basin, according to a study presented Tuesday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

That's how Andrew Wieland, another large river fisheries ecologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey's biological station, came to be on board when the 109-pound bighead carp became snagged ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports ...

Illinois needs to join the partnership to build barriers and stop invasive carp from traveling from the Mississippi River Basin into the Great Lakes. By Molly Flanagan [month] [day], [year], [hour ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent Asian carp from invading rivers and lakes, but the fish have established a home in the Mississippi River basin, and experts say they ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports of ...