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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is giving $1 million to Rockford to help fund the removal of contaminated soil in the city's downtown.City officials say the clean-up will help Rockford move forward with plans to expand a park and build a new Amtrak station downtown.Officials say the sta

Chicago's famous lakefront fountain has opened for the season.The Chicago Park District announced Thursday that Buckingham Fountain is operating daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

A commissioner is proposing that Cook County should get back into the cemetery business by setting aside five acres on the grounds of a closed hospital to bury the indigent.John Fritchey says by resuming cemetery operations on the grounds of the former Oak Forest Hospital, the county could save mill

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Indicted Illinois State Rep. Derrick Smith told a House Panel Thursday that he won’t answer questions about the criminal charges he faces.

The Emerald Ash Borer, a tree-killing beetle, has been found in the city of Decatur and it is thought to be spreading.

Ten Chicago-area teachers got tapped as the best of the best this week by the Golden Apple Foundation.Monique Blakes started crying as Mayor Rahm Emanuel stepped into her first grade classroom Thursday morning.He was followed by some of her colleagues and family, including her sister, aunt and three