The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp, but first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the ...

Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon ...

“Coal Train” took a journey through one of the busiest rail yards in Nebraska and detailed how intricate rail switches are, ...

The port designation is Illinois' 20th port district ... Statistics Center tracks goods that move along the Mississippi River. Shipping data is collected and maintained, reflecting each ...

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A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov ... They escaped into the Mississippi River and have moved north into dozens of tributaries in the central U.S.Government agencies ...

A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the ...

Illinois officials are set to resume efforts to prevent invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes. The move comes after the Trump administration said on Friday, May 9 ...

NEW ORLEANS — There's a new royal of riverboats on the Mississippi. The company that operates the much-beloved American Queen on Monday officially welcomed a second vessel to the river ...