Before you grab the pruning shears on that branch creeping over your fence, know that Illinois lets you trim it. Just check your city's rules first, they often have their own say.

That brutal supercell that hit Kankakee in March left behind a hailstone bigger than anything Illinois had ever seen. One family scooped it up and stored it, and researchers confirmed the record.

Suburban sprawl in the 1800s and early 1900s created a unique situation in Cook County. Communities chose to incorporate ...

Thermal imaging drones and deputies from two counties searched Madison County after someone reported seeing a lioness wearing a harness. The mystery animals turned out to be pigs along a tree line.

A new Cubs rom-com debuts on TikTok September 4th. Two strangers sitting together in the bleachers at Wrigley Field spend ...

Two of Illinois' most visited state parks, Starved Rock and Mississippi Palisades, are hotspots for tickborne illness.

It has been a weird summer here in the Midwest. We’ve had severe weather, tornadoes, flooding, heat, an apparent bumper crop of ticks, and enough strange stories to make you wonder whether 2026 is ...