Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American frontier.

Isaac Reichman, director of corporate communications for Choose Chicago, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to share great places to enjoy your holiday meal with friends, family or that special someone.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier sits down with Kelly Stewart Harcourt, daughter of screen legend Jimmy Stewart, to reflect on her father’s enduring legacy and to talk about the Jimmy Stewart Museum in ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved two license renewals after a review of the Illinois nuclear facilities, ...

Illinois just approved a $1.5B annual plan to rescue and rebuild Chicago-area transit. Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele ...

Illinois residents now have until the end of the year to enroll in Get Covered Illinois, the new state-based insurance ...

Constellation Energy said the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved 20-year license renewals for the Clinton and Dresden ...

Peoria and Central Illinois saw another round of snow over the weekend. With the already cold air, snow that fell was fluffy ...

One day after Indiana Republicans decided to forego political gains by rejecting a new US House map, congressional Democrats made clear Friday they would still press ahead for potential gains in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday. Legalized medically assisted suicide ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WMBD) — Gov. JB Pritzker said Illinois lawmakers are “ready to respond if necessary,” if Indiana’s state legislature pass a proposed map that would remove two Democratic House seats. It ...

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