OTTAWA, Ill. — Historic Ottawa is a two-hour drive southwest of the Loop and is Chicago’s sister city. It’s home to the first Lincoln-Douglas debate, great restaurants and so much more. Take a walk ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OTTAWA, Ill. — An Ottawa restaurant was ...

After getting some suggestions from John Williams, Jon Hansen visits Ottawa, Illinois, and visits Heritage Harbor, The Lone Buffalo by Tangled Roots Brewing Company, and McDonald’s. Listen this ...

“What the heck are you doing in Ottawa?” my Uncle Kirk asked before we even sat down for lunch at B.A.S.H. Burger and Sushi House. He and my Aunt Amy live in nearby Princeton, Illinois, and they met ...

Climate change and upstream development made the riverfront town of Ottawa, Illinois even more prone to flooding. Unlike many communities nationwide, it has successfully neutralized the threat by ...