Those suffering cabin fever — complete with a burning desire to get outdoors, despite the cold — have several treatment options, from afternoon adventures to weekend escapes.

The Indiana Senate approved a stadium authority bill that would help bring the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana Wednesday.

The next full moon, known as the Snow Moon, is set to rise over Illinois on February 1. Here's how to catch a glimpse.

Chicago-based adaptive climber Meaghan Cusack thrives off the buzz she gets climbing with her friends around Illinois. As she ...

From Niagara Falls to the Redwood Forests, state parks preserve many of the nation’s iconic landscapes and historic treasures ...

Where in the Chicago area can you find a ton of hiking options, a compact downtown, and a wide variety of food and drink to choose from? Here.

A recreation group in Lexington County could soon add a new campground to an empty plot of land along the Saluda River. The Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission was given initial approval by the ...

Amazon.com Inc. is planning a 229,000-square-foot store selling groceries and general merchandise in the Chicago area, a fresh attempt at physical retail that borrows from the big-box store model of ...

A body was found near Metra tracks Tuesday in Humboldt Park on Chicago's West Side. The person, described only as a male, was found by the tracks near the intersection of Chicago and Kedzie avenues ...

After weeks of freezing temperatures, Illinois is expected to see near record highs on Christmas Day, with some areas forecast to reach 70 degrees. Does this mean there's no shot for a White Christmas ...

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A teen and a woman were stabbed near a CTA station in Chicago's Loop on Monday night. Chicago police said a 19-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were walking in the first block of North Wabash ...