Boatzon looked at the economic and environmental importance of the 10 largest lakes in the U.S. Lake sizes and locations are ...

ALTON - Plans for two significant new National Scenic Byway corridor activation projects are moving forward in the Great ...

June 18, 2024: Illinois' April handle pushes past New Jersey for the second-biggest sports betting total ... casino inside the old Medinah Temple in River North. May 13, 2023: The Illinois Gaming ...

The Illinois Terminal Railroad might be one of the most misunderstood Class 1 railroads of the 20th century. If you think ...

The Mississippi River, the theme of Saturday’s program for the youngsters, forms the western border of Illinois and stretches nearly 600 miles from East Dubuque to Cairo. It is the second longest ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge protects over 240,000 acres across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa ...

This year's holiday event will feature a new Chicago River lighting spectacle and the ... over 600 volunteers are expected to witness the largest evening parade in the U.S., and the third-largest ...

While it has quickly emerged as one of the city’s biggest ... the Illinois gambling industry, which generated a record $2 billion in annual tax revenue. They expect Bally’s to eclipse Rivers ...

The fish were chinook salmon, also known as "kings" for their rank as the largest of ... "This is my favorite river," Kolodin said. "We don't have anything like this in Illinois.

Local stakeholders say that the future of Mississippi River ports ... was the 55th largest port in the United States (by tonnage). The ports of eastern Iowa and Western Illinois came in at 56 ...

The neighborhood also hosts St. Louis' annual Mardi Gras event, which is one of the largest outside of New ... and across the Mississippi River in Illinois’ East St. Louis.