The proposed commission would also be focused on preserving sites for history. While Illinois often gets attention for ...

Our own Hansen Hasenberg recently visited Springfield, Illinois, and brought back a story for our readers on the home of ...

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 6, the 311th day of 2024. There are 55 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was ...

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, fearless throngs defied prison or worse to secretly shuttle as many as 7,000 ...

In 1833, hundreds of thousands of shooting stars inspired songs, prophecies and a crowdsourced research paper on the origins ...

Two Eagle Scout candidates in Chicago-area cemeteries have completed projects to honor war veterans of years past, with one ...

Pumpkins and winter squash (Cucurbita pepo and other species) have a somewhat broader native range, as far as Illinois and ...

Jim and Robin Konicki visited our Jasper County Historical Society Museum on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. This couple surprised ...

Our latest example is Mark Robinson, the GOP lieutenant governor of the newly insane state of North Carolina who is currently ...

Former Gov. Quinn advocates for a millionaire tax to fund property tax relief; task force urges Illinois to preserve ...