The state has purchased 965 acres near Cranberry Lake in the northwestern Adirondacks, the state Department of Environmental ...

The cold weather has been a struggle for many. But workers with the Champaign County Forest Preserve are loving it. It’s ...

Though the area experienced a stretch of single-digit temperatures this week, Ayala said the outdoor skating season on ...

Two Lake County Forest Preserves police officers helped locate a man who went missing for 13 hours in frigid temperatures in ...

Despite wandering all night, the Illinois man was alive, though suffering from frostbite and an irregular heartbeat.

Two veteran Lake County Forest Preserves police officers have been honored for their dedication and effort to find a 60-year-old man with autism who had been lost overnight while the temperature ...

Upcoming events in Lake County include Arbor Day events Jan. 18 in Tavares and Mount Dora and Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Jan. 19-20 in Eustis.

It’s January, which means the start of the annual two-month closure for the Museum of the Grand Prairie. Although the exhibits and museum are closed until March 1, there are still plenty of upcoming ...

A crowd of about 3,000 people flocked to Channahon to try and catch a glimpse of some eagles. WGN's Judy Wang was there as well! Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned I explored 3 beach towns in ...

Lake County forest preserves in North Chicago, Antioch and Gurnee will be growing with the purchase of two properties and a trade for others. The expansion of Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North ...