Carbondale

In the small town of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, the Baran family has quite the head-turner in their 150-pound pig, Norbert.

We all want to protect our environment, but it can be easy to overlook some of the simplest ways we can do this. Throwing hazardous waste in the garbage is a prime example of something we should never do.

If you love catfish, deer and butterflies, you need to see a tiny Illinois Airbnb next to a gorgeous lake that has all of that and much more.

Not only does this Pool House have all the amenities you want for summer time, but it has something in the backyard that I've never seen in my life.

Bring-your-own cannabis smoking lounges in Illinois are opening at a snail's pace, but there are a few. Now, Mundelein has given the greenlight to the first smoke-on-site business in the Chicago burbs.

For nearly 70 years, a "metro area" was defined by a population of 50,000 people or more. Now, a change would make it 100,000 people to carry that designation.

Emmy winner Melissa McCarthy is heading back to SIU, not to take classes, but to receive an honorary doctorate.