In the 1830s, Irish laborers dug the Illinois & Michigan Canal, settling in a spot once called Hardscrabble, which became the South Side’s Bridgeport neighborhood. And when the Great Famine ...

Getting ready for spring? All forms of outdoor activities — running and jogging, biking and birdwatching, tennis, pickleball, ...

Tre White and Illinois are heading to the NCAA tournament ... It’s not going to be easy to grasp just how ludicrous it is that Michigan, the Big Ten’s No. 3 seed, cut down the nets at ...

Nebraska water leaders told a packed Ogallala information meeting Friday that they hope a revived and completed Perkins County Canal can make at least partial use of Keith County canals.

Did you know that Indiana is an awesome state for those who enjoy a good old-fashioned sunset scene? It's true - we may not ...

Palmyra, Track Twelve, Range Two, known as the “Wild West,” was settled in 1789 by John Swift from Connecticut. It earned the ...

Watch our aerial tour of the future 3-mile Slavic Village Downtown Connector trail from Fleet Avenue to Downtown Cleveland.

The "Little Mac" suspension bridge is now open to pedestrians after a four-month closure of construction. The bridge over the ...

Get excited for this great spring hike - and keep an eye out for improvements. The ongoing project at Lost Lake will add up ...

Dewitt Clinton arrived at Clinton Square in Syracuse on the packet boat the Montezuma. It was reported in the papers that ...

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great ...

The top 10 states that had the most visitors, due to the sheer size of the state and the number of national parks and ...