7 were injured in a fire at a Joliet apartment building on North Essington Road; a young family was rescued from a balcony, officials said.

CHICAGO, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Illinois regulators prepare to hold a public forum on Nicor Gas' attempt to win its fifth rate hike in less than a decade–a $308.6 million request that ...

Residents in northern Illinois will experience degraded air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south. Find out the AQI in your area. ... Aurora, Rockford, Peoria and Joliet.

Rural library funding threats For years, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has supported them. However, cuts by the Trump administration could jeopardize the future of rural libraries ...

Hobbs: Not ready to commit to one action. Worried that sprawling cities would one day take rural groundwater, Arizona pushed to outlaw transferring water from one basin to the other in 1991.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to restructure Chicago area transit agencies — but the bill does not address the $770 million shortfall that could lead to significant ...

ExxonMobil's 250,000-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) brought the catalytic cracker unit back to full capacity, IIR Energy said. The refinery ran its 98,000-bpd catalytic cracker unit at ...

Two Peoria-area businesses were inducted into the Illinois Made program, joining a group of small businesses who reflect the state's craftsmanship and culture. The Illinois Department of Commerce ...