IDOT is set to close the U.S. 60/62 Mississippi River Bridge near Cairo next month for inspections, the department announced ...

The bistate tug-of-war competition crosses the Mississippi River from LeClaire, Iowa, to Port Byron, Illinois. Organizers ...

A search continues on the Fox River in St. Charles, Illinois, on Wednesday morning. The emergency response was called to the ...

If you’re driving through Southwest Illinois, get ready to meet some larger-than-life legends—literally. From towering ...

The body of a 27-year-old Tahlequah woman was recovered by a dive team in the Illinois River on Friday morning after she drowned near Horseshoe Bend in Cherokee County.

Peoria spreads along the Illinois River with a skyline that will surprise you with its city feel. This river town is bigger than most on our list, but it still has that special connection to the water ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will continue to provide services for LGBTQIA+ youth in Illinois after ...

Former Illini coach Bill Self, now at Kansas, received rare commendation in a recent analysis of college basketball coaches ...

Two Illinois right-handed pitchers -- Tyler Schmitt and Julius Sanchez -- were selected on Monday on Day Two of the MLB Draft.

Instead, the shipwreck they found is believed to be the L.W. Crane, which went down in 1880. Archaeologists surveying a Wisconsin river believe they unexpectedly stumbled upon a ship that sank in ...