Looking forward to turning your camping dreams into a reality this year? The Great Lakes are an obvious escape for midwestern ...

Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee's Capitol ...

Wisconsin might not be the first state that jumps to mind when you think of a lake vacation, but that's where you'll find ...

Gensini is in a command vehicle that tracks and deploys the teams based on weather in real time. At times he has to rein in ...

Customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their electric bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will pay about $10. ...

As ground temperatures finally begin to warm in the North, Brood XIII (a.k.a. the Northern Illinois Brood) is emerging all across the Midwest. Jeremy Spaccapaniccia, owner of DuPage Fly Fishing Co ...

A severe solar storm on Sunday ignited hopes for a dazzling display of northern lights farther south than usual in the United States and maybe even across Illinois skies. No reports of northern ...

I’ve boon docked, set up camp at private campgrounds and explored several state and county parks. I’ve slept in tents in 30-degree temperatures and baked in the blazing sun with no shade in sight.

Washington and Montana have the best shots at seeing the northern lights, but active auroras can bring decent viewing opportunities to Oregon, Nebraska, Iowa, New Hampshire, Vermont and Illinois ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day today in the Chicago Metropolitan area due to elevated particle pollution caused by Canadian wildfire smoke.

A crowd of more than a dozen people descended upon R.A. Long Memorial Park with folding chairs, blankets and a tent to speak out against a new zero-tolerance camping ordinance at city parks passed ...