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

Elevated bacteria levels have caused issues at numerous Chicago-area beaches Monday, including several closures in McHenry ...

Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could ...

Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.