William W. Powers State Recreation Area Read more from Fresh Air Friendship! Located on Wolf Lake on Chicago’s far southeast side at the Illinois-Indiana state line is the William W….

Did you know, Illinois is third in the nation for the number of farmers’ markets? Farmers markets connect urban, suburban, and rural communities and afford farmers and their consumers the…

Illinois Beach State Park & North Point Marina Read more from Fresh Air Friendship! Based in Zion, Illinois Beach State Park is “a unique and captivating natural resource” on Lake…

As summer traveling season approaches, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies Wednesday announced the “Click It or Ticket” campaign to…

Lawmakers return to Springfield this week to finally address the state budget. It is our sincere hope that Democrats will lift their moratorium and invite Republicans to the negotiating table…

Last Friday was the scheduled end of legislative session in Illinois House, but due to the Democrat majority’s failure to present a budget proposal, that scheduled adjournment has been extended….

On Friday, I joined Leader McCombie and House Republican leaders to provide a budget update and urge the Democrat supermajority to include Republicans at the table. Let’s work together this…

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that as part of ongoing efforts to keep roadsides, interchanges, ramps and shoulders clean of trash and debris, litter removal operations are scheduled…

Did you know, cycling is the official state exercise of Illinois? May is National Bike Month. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits…

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that as part of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94), from the Edens Expressway (Interstate 94) junction to Ohio Street, a…