SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois is planning to clean up abandoned coal mines throughout the state with over $75 million in federal funding. The money is coming form the U.S. Department of Interior ...

Illinois is receiving more than $75 million dollars from the federal government to remediate abandoned mine lands across the state this year. The renewed investment, announced earlier this month, is ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Lithium batteries exploded loudly overnight inside a burning former paper mill in northern Illinois that officials had believed was long abandoned, and fire officials have decided to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois has asked residents for feedback surrounding recent funding from President Biden for abandoned mine reclamation. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — You likely see vacant and abandoned property in your community, and Illinois state lawmakers know those buildings lead to higher property taxes for neighbors. A House ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois is planning to ...

MARION, Ill. -- A sports complex, recently announced in Marion, is expected to bring more economic opportunities to the area and will be at the site of an old coal mine. The Prairie Rivers Network ...

Are you the type who enjoys exploring abandoned places and ruins in and around the Land of Lincoln? Do you enjoy giving yourself a good fright? There is one place that we think may just offer the ...