Metro East water users are no longer under a conservation order, but the breach of a Mississippi River levee that damaged a critical water intake facility last week has focused new…
Public health and safety are the number one concerns after heavy rains and flooding. Flood water can carry bacteria and other contaminants that could cause disease and illness. During…
Beginning in January, nature lovers and bird watchers can enjoy several opportunities to view eagles in their natural habitats along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. The viewing…
Woodpeckers, sandhill cranes and bald eagles increasingly call the Fox River and its watershed home, thanks in large part to local groups working together to preserve and defend this…
Those traveling state Routes 26 or 29 with a view of the Illinois River valley between Henry and Chillicothe on Aug. 19 may have glimpsed something unusual: upwards of 70 kayaks and…
The Chillicothe Rotary Club and Lions Club have teamed up to offer the public a chance to view bald eagles on the Illinois River while feasting on an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage…
It was a cold night in February when Lois Fidler, dressed only in her nightclothes, drove away from her home on Copper Creek Road in Manito. Her husband watched the Jeep Liberty’s…
Long-range plans to bolster the Metro East economy by developing the Kaskaskia River as a commercial waterway, are finally getting back on track following the collapse of the Southern…
With scant notice, Rockford hospital ...Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon ...
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
State ends fiscal year with ...Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half ...
USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked ...Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself. According ...
