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Illinois' Massacre Haunted House was voted the 3rd-best haunted attraction in America, boasting 35,000 square feet of scares and a new asylum.

After more than a decade in Illinois, Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg are selling their massive St. Charles home and heading to Las Vegas.

Those strange green balls popping up at Illinois farm markets are hedge apples, and many people swear they keep pests away. But does this old-fashioned trick actually work?

Seeing grasshoppers everywhere this fall? Here's why Illinois is suddenly full of these jumping insects and what weather may have to do with it.

True crime fans have a new reason to watch "JAIL" this fall. The popular TV series filmed inside an Illinois county jail, and the footage will appear in four Season 7 episodes.

Weather has made growing pumpkins difficult for some Illinois farmers this year. Now one Capron farm is dealing with a shocking theft of around 200 pumpkins.

Looking for a scary haunted house near Rockford? These five Illinois attractions made my list, and I'm already questioning my daughter's birthday plans.

Illinois patients are being warned about a sophisticated scam impersonating MyChart, the patient portal for accessing medical records.

Monroe Center Elementary's Michelle Lassard was nominated for Teacher of the Week by a student who says her impact lasts long after kids leave her classroom.

One of Illinois' biggest Halloween events is getting even bigger in 2026. Nightmare on Chicago Street is taking over downtown Elgin for two nights of zombies, music, monsters and Halloween chaos.