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This Illinois Wetland Loop Lets You Walk Beside Head-High Prairie Grasses On A Boardwalk-And-Paved Trail
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (1702+ words) Somewhere in central Illinois, a short loop trail puts you right next to a living prairie wetland without requiring a long hike or serious gear. The Litchfield Wetland Management District, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, offers a 0.17-mile…...
Thousands pack Chicago’s lakefront for the 2026 Air & Water Show
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (48+ words) The Chicago Air and Water Show soared into action Saturday after weather delayed the start of the show. WGN's Andrea Medina has the latest. The Chicago Air and Water Show soared into action Saturday after weather delayed the start of…...
Illinois DOT District 2 plans open house for seasonal employee applicants
23+ hour, 18+ min ago (236+ words) The Illinois Department of Transportation District 2 will hold an open house for people interested in applying for seasonal positions to help with snow and ice removal in Rock Island and Henry counties, a news release says. The event will be…...
Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (383+ words) The tornadoes aren't in Kansas anymore, Toto; they're in Illinois. On Tuesday six tornadoes tore through the Chicago area during a derecho—a huge, long-lived wind storm that some call an "inland hurricane." On the same day, several more twisters…...
Chicago Air and Water Show 2026 rehearsal underway despite weather concerns
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (66+ words) The Chicago Air and Water Show returns to the Lakefront starting with rehearsal Friday despite some weather delays. FOX Chicago's Gabriella Premus gives the update on rehearsal before the big event this weekend. The Chicago Air and Water Show returns…...
Top 5 Pieces In Chicago’s Pokémon Fossil Museum Special Exhibit
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (253+ words) There’s a reason the Pokémon Fossil Museum Special Exhibit has been selling out at Chicago’s Field Museum since it debuted on May 22. The exhibit succeeds in seamlessly uniting the worlds of Pokémon from the popular Pokémon video game series and…...
Illinois Chapter of AFSP to Host "Pride Pathways" -- A Groundbreaking Suicide Prevention Conference for LGBTQ+ Communities and Allies
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (207+ words) Free full-day conference at the Center on Halsted August 29 equips community members with vital mental health and suicide prevention tools CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) presents Pride Pathways: A Suicide Prevention…...
Chicago DIY is changing — but Sooper Records, hitting a decade of ‘genre-combusting freak music,’ is here to stay
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (972+ words) To understand Sooper Records, the anything-goes local label, you have to understand the 2010s DIY world from whence it came. Pay-what-you-can ticketing, the collection plates piled with $1 bills. Boxes of Costco beer, sold for a buck. Apartments with sticky floors and…...
Illinois Quick Hits: NWS confirms more Illinois tornadoes
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (335+ words) (The Center Square) – At least six tornadoes swept through Illinois on Tuesday. The National Weather Service said an EF-1 tornado was on the ground for 24 miles in Piatt and Champaign counties, with an estimated peak wind speed of 100 miles per…...
Chicago Bears announce ‘sole focus' to build ‘world-class stadium' in Hammond
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (314+ words) CHICAGO (WISH) — Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren announced at a press conference Thursday that the Bears are focused on building a "world-class stadium and mixed-use development in Hammond, Indiana. The Bears current home is Soldier Field in downtown…...