Fathers and father figures enjoyed a fun day of fishing at Miller Park, hosted by a McLean County coalition aimed at ...

Whether the southwest portion of the Illinois Beach Nature Preserve at the Illinois Beach State Park is ever open to the ...

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, at least five beaches in McHenry County were closed due to "high ...

Over a dozen beaches across the Chicagoland area are closed due to E.coli contamination and erosion, with the most closures ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.

Demand, however, appears to be fueling new housing construction across Lake County and other locations in the region. In Kane County, west of Elgin, a plan to build 900 housing units on a broad swath ...

Charles Leto, 55, of Lake View, was ordered detained before trial. He is charged with murder and attempted murder in the ...

A new 37,000-square-foot facility that will house 911 dispatch services for 30 agencies in Lake County has officially been completed following more than a decade of planning.

Several beaches in Lake and McHenry counties remained closed for another day Sunday due to high bacteria levels. The closings ...