"Acquiring this land will allow the project to move forward and ensure our Great Lakes are protected for generations to come," said U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

The USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards picked 10 west and northern Michigan beaches as the state's best. Summer is nearly here in Michigan and now's the time to start planning a trip to the beach ...

Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the Great Lakes. To stop them, Illinois must reckon with its legacy of coal ...

The memorandum urges Illinois to cooperate with the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project, a key choke point against the carp. Gov. Whitmer considers the project a major win for Michigan, securing the ...

The State of Illinois acquired a key piece of land for a project aimed at keeping an invasive carp species from reaching the ...