Do you believe that all abandoned towns are truly deserted? Arizona is home to many "ghost towns," and a few of them might actually have ghosts. Given the state's rich — and sometimes violent ...

When spring fever hits and you’re itching for an escape, why cross state lines when Illinois has a treasure chest of delightful small towns just waiting to be discovered? I’ve spent countless weekends ...

But, just as the gold supply eventually vanished, so too did the residents of Arizona's ghost towns. Well, most of them, anyway. While the majority of the state's abandoned towns are actually ...

So gas up the car, silence your email notifications, and join me on a journey through nine Illinois small towns that deserve your immediate attention. Lebanon’s brick-paved streets tell stories older ...

Those fifteen, including Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and East Peoria Mayor John Kahl, form the first Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative and advocate for their homes along the river. In the group’s ...

Almost as soon as Elton John began recording his latest album, he started blowing the whole thing up. In 2023, he and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin reached out to singer/songwriter Brandi ...

George H. Loeffler was seriously but not dangerously injured yesterday morning in a powder explosion in which he suffered serious burns on the right arm, face, shoulders and other parts of the ...

Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the Midwest and South on Wednesday.

It was the height of the first internet craze when my friend and colleague David Lawder wowed our Washington newsroom with two words: “Google it.” And since that day about 27 years ago, from ...