It is an underappreciated fact that Illinois has more Mississippi River than any other state: 575 miles from East Dubuque to Cairo. Underappreciated because the river does not play a large role in ...

The rising Mississippi River will continue to test flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois on Monday as it crests in the area. The peak water levels this spring will likely rank in ...

While experts say the Illinois River has not been suffering as greatly from drought, any issues in the Lower Mississippi can still cause a barge bottleneck downstream and have ripple effects upstream.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Cape Girardeau emergency crews recovered the body of a missing Illinois man Thursday morning in the Mississippi River. According to police, officers received a call around ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The Army Corps of Engineers announced more locks and dams are now closed along the Mississippi River amid flooding. The lock in Dubuque and Fulton, Illinois closed Friday.

People living along the Mississippi River watched warily Sunday as water levels rose in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, awaiting spring crests as floodwaters began to slowly recede and ...

CAIRO, Ill. -- The U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River is reopening on Wednesday at noon. This coming after nearly a year of being closed. The Illinois Department of Transportation ...

Sinkler believes the initiative on the Illinois River, along with the multi-state effort for the Mississippi River, will be big economic development tools. “We can work together to increase ...

According to the National Weather Service, the Mississippi River at Grafton, Illinois is expected to drop down to 15.8 feet by Saturday after getting to less than two feet shy of the action level ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — People living along the Mississippi River watched warily Sunday as water levels rose in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, awaiting spring crests as floodwaters began to ...