An advocacy group with ties to Washington, D.C., is working to bring a national cruise line to the Illinois River that would make a stop in Peoria.

In a lawsuit that’s reached 20 years in length, a Tulsa-based federal judge has ruled the Illinois River watershed still is being damaged by poultry waste runoff, more than two years after he ...

In a 20-year-old lawsuit, a Tulsa-based federal judge has ruled the Illinois River watershed still is being damaged by poultry waste runoff.

The river’s watershed covers 1,657 square miles, with 758 in Benton, Washington and Crawford counties in Arkansas and 899 in northeast Oklahoma’s Adair, Cherokee, Delaware and Sequoyah counties.

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Okla. — The Grand River Dam Authority Police Department is searching the Illinois River for a man who went missing after jumping from a bluff. GRDA said 32-year-old Jordan ...

At that point, she decided, “OK, we’re just going to focus on wetlands.” Farmland in Illinois by the Ohio River. Jim Wark / Design Pics Editorial / Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Scarecrow Weekend in St. Charles, Illinois, took place earlier this month, with scarecrows spread out across town.

DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled from an Illinois river confirmed they are those of two men who vanished in 1976 after leaving a farm auction, authorities said.

Visitors can easily walk from the hotel to all the beautiful shops and countless locally owned restaurants. “I cannot wait to open our doors to the public. … I couldn’t be prouder of my Quincy DNA. I ...

BARTONVILLE – A fisherman found a body Saturday in the Illinois River behind Liberty Steel, the Peoria County Sheriff's Office said. Around 9:30 a.m., deputies responded to the scene, which was ...

BARTONVILLE – A fisherman found a body Saturday in the Illinois River behind Liberty Steel, the Peoria County Sheriff's Office said. Around 9:30 a.m., deputies responded to the scene, which was ...