Embark on a 20-minute journey through Illinois' rich and diverse history. From the ancient Mississippian culture at Cahokia to the pivotal role in the Civil War and the rise of Chicago as a cultural ...

The decades-old tree conservation program was put in place in the 1940s to identify and conserve the nation’s largest ...

While bright orange or red tree markings might mean a tree is destined for removal, white paint on trees means ... other types of trees in a vulnerable state. In the winter, an overabundance ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is spearheading ... project an additional $3.4 billion yearly cost for state and local governments due to these tariffs. Fiscal concerns are echoed in the ...

On a recent walk in my neighborhood, I was looking at some of the large oaks and beech trees in my area and wondered how they ranked in size compared with other oaks and beeches in the state.

Wildland Urban Interface, aka WUI. If haven’t heard of WUI, you haven’t been paying attention to conflagrations that laid waste to Southern California last year. And if you think that the WUI ...

CHATHAM — The driver of a vehicle involved in a deadly crash Monday at an after-school program formerly worked for the Illinois State Police, the agency investigating the crash. The ISP ...

For Missourians, many of the Arbor Day tree seedlings originate at the state-run tree nursery. This year, approximately 80,000 sycamore seedlings were sent to fourth graders across the state.

Illinois State Police confirmed the information to WAND Wednesday afternoon. The agency initially said four children had been released, but corrected it later to only two. Four girls were killed ...

As of Tuesday, the new Illinois Poet Laureate is named Mark Turcotte ... reflects the complex and beautiful landscape of both our state and the country as a whole through his unique perspective ...

Illinois State Police said. State police were called to YNOT Outdoors Summer and After School camp at about 3:20 p.m. Monday when a car crashed into the east side of the building. The car struck ...

According to Illinois State Police, the incident began at 3:20 p.m. Monday when a vehicle in Chatham "left the road for unknown reasons." According to ISP, the car struck numerous individuals ...