Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie on Monday wrote in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of ...

JOLIET, Ill. — A missing father of seven in Joliet was found dead Friday morning in the Des Plaines River after he was missing for over a week. Family and police were canvassing the area of the ...

In recent years, the Chicago River itself has undergone a renaissance, from a lifeless industrial waterway into a vibrant ...

The city is building the levee both to accommodate FEMA and to relieve downtown property owners of the burden of flood insurance coverage. Joliet officials have contended that FEMA has imposed a ...