Hiking is wonderful, but it's even better when you've got the hike to yourself. These hiking trails in Illinois are perfect ...

Chester, Illinois, is serving up a spinach-fueled adventure with its Popeye Character Trail. This town, the birthplace of ...

The latest Adams County Land Atlas and Plat book is available as a reference tool for landowners and business owners.

Rufus Easton laid out Alton's original plat in 1818, with Rev. Thomas Lippincott's help, but never lived in the town.

Seven Illinois counties voted to consider seceding from the state, expressing dissatisfaction with Chicago's influence on ...

Majority-GOP counties join other counties that have approved similar nonbinding measures in recent years as residents have ...

The first governor of the Illinois territory, Ninian Edwards, named the land that would become Madison County after President ...

Secession Movement Gains Momentum in Illinois as Rural Counties Seek Independence from Chicago's Control** In a striking display of discontent, seven conservative-leaning counties in Illinois have ...

The citizens of seven Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from the state’s most populous county, Cook County, which is home to Chicago.

Slate has never officially endorsed a candidate for president. But we have, since 2000, revealed whom Slate staff members are ...

On Your Side's interactive results map allows you to break down election results by county in Missouri and Illinois.

Pritzker rallied the troops in Highwood on Sunday, focusing on some of Lake County's tightest races ... across battleground states and here in Illinois," Pritzker said.