Bruce Rauner’s vision of Illinois includes lower taxes, a pro-business environment, and purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain. By Carol Felsenthal June 7, 2013, 1:00 pm ...

It has been 30 years since Congress designated Nevada’s Yucca Mountain as the secure site for the nation’s nuclear waste. Since then, taxpayers have coughed up $11 billion creating a ...

ST. LOUIS – ST. LOUIS (AP) — Farmers sold pigs to help raise money to build the towering cross on southern Illinois' highest point as a year-round testament to faith. The 11-story monument ...

Mountain lions, or cougars, are rare in Illinois. Illinois Department of Natural Resources say only eight of the solitary predators have been found in Illinois in the last 20 years.

Mountain lions were eliminated from Illinois before the 1870s due to habitat loss and overharvest. But mountain lions have been spotted in Illinois from time to time throughout the past few decades.