Illinois officials are urging residents to take precautions as prolonged heat and high humidity are expected to bring ...

Illinois urges precautions as heat indices top 100°F in Springfield, Peoria and beyond; cooling centers at ...

Bees, butterflies, moths and other pollinating insects may be small, but experts say their impact on Illinois ecosystems and ...

A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the June 26, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Dreams don’t have to be expensive, though modern life often tries to convince us otherwise. Decatur, Illinois is where ...

From Ohio's devastating wheat losses to widespread planting delays, farmers are battling problems across the Midwest and ...

Plenty to watch Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the high school basketball Charlie Hughes Showcase. Teams and individuals to ...

Positioned two hours south of Chicago’s wallet-draining prices and three hours northeast of St. Louis, Decatur occupies prime ...

The year was 2015, and I’d been trying to set up an interview with Janet Kolar, Alton’s hearse-racing “Mistress of the Macabre” and proprietor of the Historic Museum of Torture Devices. I had first ...

A 15-year-old district topper from Madhya Pradesh, Anjali Sondhiya, defied societal norms and an arranged marriage to pursue her education. Facing three UPSC exam failures and personal tragedy, her ...

As metro Atlanta welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors for the FIFA Men's World Cup, leaders in Decatur say they're ...

Rock the South is adding a fair for the first time ever as it moves to Decatur for a four-day October event with more than 30 ...