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The Illinois Pollution Control Board says Ameren Corp. can't transfer a variance allowing it to delay pollution controls ...
The Mississippi River is set to crest several feet above flood stage Thursday night into Friday morning.The National Weather ...
Officials say we might not see the full rush of fracking in Illinois for up to a year.The Illinois Department of Natural Reso...
An Illinois man was part of the storm chasing team from which three members were killed by a tornado in Oklahoma.Meteorologis...
The Illinois House has approved a measure to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in the state.Lawmakers voted 108-9 Thu...
State records indicate that high-volume oil drilling already has begun in Illinois, even in the absence of regulations.An ene...
Illinois transportation officials say they're gearing up for busy roadways this Memorial Day weekend and have a plan to r...
911 dispatchers in Saline County will discuss a new emergency response system.The system is called Next-Generation 911, and i...
An Illinois House committee has OK'd a measure to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in the state.The House Execut...
Local parks around Illinois will be sharing $15.3 million in state money.Gov. Pat Quinn announced the funding for 45 proj...
Southern Illinois residents are bracing for change as the state Legislature considers a regulatory bill that could set off a ...
A new state report that Illinois coal once shunned for its high sulfur content is enjoying record demand overseas.The Illinoi...
The Honeywell Plant in Metropolis is calling back workers in hopes of resuming operations in June.Honeywell says some 135 sal...
Nearly 50 Illinois counties declared state disaster areas, following heavy rain. State officials are working to get federal a...
Gov. Pat Quinn's administration plans to spend nearly $13 billion over six years on road, rail and airport projects.T...
Now that spring has arrived, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources wants residents to be prepared for increased intera...
Federal officials are delivering $1.33 million in grants to Illinois fire departments and municipalities to help them bet...
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday that the city of Harrisburg will receive $1.6 million in federal disaster relief...
The USDA says Illinois farmers expect to plant 5 percent fewer acres of corn than last year even as growers across the countr...
The state Department of Transportation is joining the Illinois Farm Bureau and the state police in attempting to encourage dr...
The state Department of Transportation is joining the Illinois Farm Bureau and the state police in attempting to encourage dr...
Illinois' environmental community is split on its support for proposed legislation that would regulate high-volume oil an...
A federal judge has cleared the way for possible timber cutting and natural resources exploration in the Shawnee National For...
The Attorney General’s office has reached a settlement with a company accused of illegally dumping hazardous materials....
The Humane Society calls it “pay-to-play shooting,” referring to the activity known as “captive hunting.&rd...
A disease that has decimated bat populations in the eastern United States has been detected in Illinois.The Illinois Departme...
Mississippi River shippers say they're returning to handling full loads because the drought-ravaged waterway has benefite...
One of the nation's biggest coal producers says federal security regulators are investigating the company's role in d...
CHICAGO (AP) — A coalition of Illinois residents opposed to high-volume gas and oil drilling is criticizing Gov. Pat Qu...
The Illinois State fire marshal is urging residents to take steps this winter to avoid fires caused by cooking and heating.In...
A regulatory bill on fracking is expected to be purposed this week, and State Rep. John Bradley says it will make Illinois a ...
An environmental policy group has identified hundreds of Midwest manufacturers that stand to benefit from the web of high-spe...
A diesel shop in DeSoto caught fire early this morning.Police were called to a fire at Shelton’s Diesel Repair at the i...
Galatia was one of the hardest hit towns by last nights storms.Three people were rescued after they were trapped inside their...
State officials are putting up nearly $2 million in federal disaster money to relocate a water line that runs under Rend ...
Two federal lawmakers fromIllinoisare getting a firsthand look at urgent efforts to clear some Mississippi River bedrock that...
A delivery truck backing into a power pole was to blame for a power outage that left over 400 Ameren customers in the Carterv...
Authorities are trying to determine what caused a train derailment that spilled a few thousand gallons of ethanol.No injuries...
CHICAGO (AP) — ComEd is expecting significant damage to its system in northern Illinois and power outages as the first ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A release of water from the Missouri River and recent storms are offering some relief for the Mississi...
[EAST ALTON, IL] – As work begins to blast away rock pinnacles that pose a hazard to barge traffic on the Mississippi R...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A new study paid for by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce says the New Albany Shale formation in ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says hunters harvested more than 99,000 deer duri...
With beautiful fall weather abounding coupled with the arrival of hunting season, the U.S. Forest Service reminds all visitor...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state fire officials remind residents to change their smoke alarm batteries this weekend.Wi...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Fifteen emergency responders from Illinois are headed to New York City to help in the aftermath of H...
