Thermal imaging drones and deputies from two counties searched Madison County after someone reported seeing a lioness wearing a harness. The mystery animals turned out to be pigs along a tree line.

Two of Illinois' most visited state parks, Starved Rock and Mississippi Palisades, are hotspots for tickborne illness.

The extended weather outlook says skies should be clear for a pretty spectacular sky show coming up next week, so I thought I'd give you enough of a heads-up now that you don't accidentally miss it.

Maybe someday, years from now, we’ll look back on the summer of 2026 and call it “The Summer of Cyclospora.” That's assuming, of course, this microscopic little parasite and its explosive diarrhea ...

If you love the Bears, and your favorite way to catch their games is in person, make sure you're ready with some money. The Chicago Bears may not have the slightest idea where or when they'll build a ...

Normally, when we talk about deadly things in Illinois and Wisconsin, we're usually discussing deadly weather conditions like intense summer heat and tornadoes, along with frigid winter cold and ...

If it feels like tempers are flaring more than ever behind the wheel, you're not imagining it. People on the roads in Illinois have seemingly gotten angrier. In some cases, a lot angrier. The Illinois ...

Have you been a little frightened and confused lately when it comes to buying and eating fruit and other produce...or is this just happening at my house? It's easy to understand why. Illinois' ...

I know, we're just into August and here I am bringing up winter. Sorry. However, I’m sure you’re as tired of talking about tornadoes as I am. We’ve spent plenty of time this summer watching radar, ...

Who's ready for some stargazing this week, particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday? It's time to start looking up into the nighttime skies over Northern Illinois once again, because we've got a really ...

Earlier this year, I overheard two coworkers talking about what a busy spring and summer they were about to have because of all the weddings they were planning on attending. One of them had 2 weddings ...

There has been a lot of red-tailed hawk screeching going on lately. Juvenile red-tailed hawks have been politely asked to leave their nests by their parents and go out and hunt on their own, and the ...