Affordable living meets lakeside charm in Decatur, Illinois. Explore parks, shows, dining, and easygoing streets without big-city costs.

Add Axios on Google This old photo of Ernie Banks taking the CTA train hangs in the Addison Red Line stop lobby. Photo: ...

Will Smith grew up in a rough part of Chicago, landing in prison twice before the age of 18. But that’s not where his story ends, and now, he’s using what he learned in what he ...

Residents in a Southern California city want local police to stop letting federal immigration agents train at a publicly owned firing range.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A call for new amendments to the U.S. Constitution hit the Illinois Statehouse Friday afternoon.

Discover family-friendly attractions across Illinois beyond Chicago, with museums, wildlife parks, and quirky stops kids and parents will both enjoy.

If residents of Champaign-Urbana are tired of driving over two hours — plus traffic — to get to Chicago, now’s the time to ...

Welcome to Decatur, Illinois, the financial oasis sitting pretty in the heart of the Prairie State, where $1,400 a month isn’t a sentence to ramen noodles and basic cable.

Authorities said the victim was in a crosswalk when the train hit her. The woman's mother said she had severe injuries — including the amputation of part of her left leg.

The mother of a Collinsville woman who was critically injured when she was struck by a MetroLink train Tuesday said she is ...

About 40 miles east of Springfield, this central Illinois gem operates like it missed the memo about skyrocketing costs of ...

A freight rain derailment early Wednesday morning in Chicago Ridge has blocked roadways and cut Metra service in the south ...