Climate change and upstream development made the riverfront town of Ottawa, Illinois even more prone to flooding. Unlike many communities nationwide, it has successfully neutralized the threat by ...

OTTAWA, Ill. — Historic Ottawa is a two-hour drive southwest of the Loop and is Chicago’s sister city. It’s home to the first Lincoln-Douglas debate, great restaurants and so much more. Take a walk ...

The Ottawa City Council cited safety issues about ending the fire department's 48-hour work shifts, which have been in place since 2013. A grievance over shfit hour by an Illinois firefighters union ...