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

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

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

An exit from Soldier Field could lead the Bears across state lines. But it could help revive a once thriving area and the team would still be in most fans’ orbit ...

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

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.

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

Democratic lawmakers have filed a bill to require the Illinois Department of Transportation include passenger rail ...

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

FORSYTH, Ill. (WAND) - Decatur Christian School's FTC Robotics team is headed to the state championships. This year, the ...

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.