The Brookfield Zoo is a perfect day trip spot for families, couples and friends. The 235-acre zoo houses 3,481 animals ...

The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...

Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...

Luckily, Illinois has plenty of destinations for ... Admission is $16.95 for adults 13+ living in Cook County and $18.95 for adults outside the county. Children two and younger get in for free.

Illinois schools turn to retirees, substitutes, outsourcing & state grants to combat prolonged teacher shortage - “From hiring ...

“Deeply harmful,” is how Illinois Education Association President Al Llorens described the cuts to Illinois students. More ...

There’s been a ferry across the Mississippi River in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, for more than 200 years, but that may not be ...

Several columns back, we talked about the plethora of material written about the Beatles. Recently, I was excited to read in ...

After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

While St. Patrick's Day isn't until Monday, Chicago's iconic tradition dyeing the river green is happening Saturday. Here is ...

Twenty years ago the ponds of Izaak Walton Forest Preserve in southern Cook County looked very different. Clean and clear, they attracted birdwatchers, recreational fishers and nature enthusiasts. In ...