The city of Mattoon is distributing water at Lytle Park on Friday, July 11, until 10 p.m. and Saturday, July 12, from 8 a.m.

The heat wave in late June was extreme in both its intensity– especially nighttime temperatures– and its duration, breaking 14 daily high and 88 daily high minimum temperature records across ...

ALTON, Ill. (WMBD)— Watch this Loving Living Local segment and learn about the unique attractions you can find along the Great Rivers and Routes of Southwest Illinois. Amazon’s Prime Day 2025 July ...

Domestic migration has changed over the past 10 years, as Americans chase better jobs, cheaper housing and a greater quality of life wherever they can find it.

The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

I had no idea that southern Illinois looked like that.” A growing number of visitors are discovering downstate as a travel destination amid recent efforts to entice more people to visit its lush ...

Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.

As a state famed for its iconic highways including the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, “Mother Road” Route 66, and the General Grant U.S. Highway running through Rockford and Winnebago County as U.S ...

Texas and Florida dominate a list of the fastest-growing cities in the United States between 2023 and 2024.

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten’s trip is in line with national Democratic efforts to host ‘town halls’ in Republican districts.

The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present a threat to public institutions like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.

Here’s how many acres most of Southern California’s cities changed on Cal Fire’s risk map How acreage changed in high risk areas since 2011 in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San ...