River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...

Election officials are raising concerns about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to handle this fall’s expected influx of ...

More pregnant women are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, which risks the life of the parent and child.

A documentary follows the world of competitive high-school mariachi performance. "Going Varsity in Mariachi" is now streaming on Netflix.

Under Turkey's proposal, beef would be required to come from cattle that is at least 16 months old, and be marinated with ...

Canadian and Italian dignitaries marked the successful recovery of a portrait of Winston Churchill known as "The Roaring Lion ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill banning the sale and manufacture of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines on the Senate ...

Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without ...

The national hospital company Steward Health Care is in bankruptcy after piling up billions of dollars in debt.

Despite a federal moratorium, there have already been thirteen state executions this year. And in the next week, five people ...

This year, some American Muslims say they feel politically homeless — not understood or welcomed by either Republicans or Democrats.