The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and Forest Preserves of Cook County are partnering in a flood relief study that could bring a new reservoir.

The system would provide stormwater storage for Glenwood, Ford Heights, Lansing, Thornton, South Holland, Calumet City and ...

CHICAGO - Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released the findings of her investigation into alleged misconduct by Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard; an Indiana man who was fatally shot by a sheriff's ...

Trail cam photos of blackbirds and red-winged blackbirds in southern Illinois and notes on pileated woodpeckers in the Forest Preserves of Cook County are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors ...

More than 700 acres of forest land in North Kitsap has been transferred from the state to Kitsap County, with potential to expand recreational opportunities north of Kingston. The Kitsap County ...

The Forest County Sheriff's Office took a teenager into custody after an apparent school threat on social media. Tuesday morning, the Forest County Sheriff's Office got information from the Wisconsin ...

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of additional land to expand Raven Glen Forest Preserve in Antioch and finalized an agreement ...

A wildfire at Bobolink Meadow, part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s Bartel Grasslands complex near Tinley Park, Monday night burned more than 34 acres, officials said.

A two-alarm fire broke out in a Cook County forest preserve Monday night. Located atop the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer’s iconic status ranks as one of the ...

A two-alarm fire occurred in a Cook County forest preserve, starting after 6 p.m. The fire is 100% contained, though the amount of acreage burned is still unclear. The fire is under investigation, ...