Illinois officials took possession last week of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in the Des Plaines River near Joliet in a last-ditch effort to prevent an ecological disaster from reaching Lake Michigan.

The City of Joliet issued a press release this week advising that it has a partnership with the Illinois Department of ...

Maintenance on the Route 120 (Belvidere Road) bridge over the Des Plaines River east of Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) in Gurnee and Warren Township will require intermittent daytime lane closures ...

Brandon Road project: Illinois plans to build a $1.15 billion barricade in the Des Plaines River, called the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, to keep Asian carp from muscling past the channel that ...

Oakton Avenue over the Des Plaines River in Des Plaines; lane reductions continue. Franklin Avenue between Runge Street and Mannheim Road (U.S. 12/45) in Franklin Park; lane reductions continue.

Illinois officials took possession last week of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in the Des Plaines River near Joliet in a last-ditch effort to prevent an ecological disaster from reaching Lake Michigan.

Scott Drews spent last summer chasing a personal challenge. After months of training, he ran the entire 54.5-mile Des Plaines ...

The Hollywood Casino Joliet riverboat property will close next week, the company announced Wednesday. Hollywood Casino Joliet ...