From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discrete phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approves permits for mining operations. The open pit mine in Christian County ...

GRANITE CITY The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that utility work by Ameren Illinois to relocate a gas ...

The Upper Illinois River Watershed Post-Fire Restoration Project is nearing its completion. Crews helped with the replanting ...

The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

Much of the Illinois quantum park will essentially be akin to a shipping center and may not be the best of neighbors on ...

Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth has proposed a bill to require new stability controls on buses and adding seatbelts.

House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, appears to be entirely serious about his idea for Indiana to negotiate with Illinois about the Hoosier State absorbing up to 33 Illinois counties whose voters ...

It's March and the madness is only beginning for college basketball. It's no secret the Fighting Illini are hungry for ...

When you think about states with high taxes, Illinois may not immediately come to mind. However, the Prairie State has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., some of the highest property ...

ATHENS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January ...

Several junior copper mines in the key North West Minerals Province have been shuttered. Locals say it's had an impact on workers and businesses in the town closest to the mining projects.