A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin") and gave it its name in the 1870s. The Scottish city on the southwestern ...

Some are more interesting than others. Chicken Bristle. Shanghai City. Oblong. Take Bobtown, an unincorporated community in Menard County that still shows up on GIS maps, for instance.

A federal judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging Cook County strips homeowners of equity when auctioning ...

Cook County ranks 8th in the Digital Counties Survey for its tech advancements in public services and cybersecurity.

A wildfire that broke out 8 miles southeast of Salem on Wednesday afternoon, destroying two barns and injuring a firefighter, is mostly contained Thursday morning, officials said.

BLOOMINGTON — A Cook County man faces sexual assault charges in McLean County.

Some Crete and Monee residents start a petition drive in protest of east-west truck route between Interstate 57 and Illinois 394.

The free event is open to the public and set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the council chambers at Michigan City City ...

Wildfire season is in full swing in the Beehive State, with fire starts sparking up throughout Utah. As of July 11, Utah Fire Info reports there have been 525 fires so far in the 2025 wildfire ...