Warm weather is inching closer to sticking around for a while and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Tourism is gearing up to help summer travelers hit the road.

Residents in a string of northern states could be in with a chance to see the northern lights on Tuesday night, forecasters say.

Even leaders of the two groups pushing for the split from Illinois insist they don’t want to become part of Indiana, at least not now.

The third-term mayor also praised Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert for investing in the city in the last decade. Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his 12th and final State of the City address Tuesday ...