Carol Manning chairs the Educational Outreach and Events Committee for the Madison County Historical Society in Edwardsville.

Illinois has a deep connection to the Underground Railroad. That's why lawmakers are pushing an initiative to preserve sites ...

Illinois State Police have released more details ... worth of free gas and groceries next week. No charges for Kane County deputies in 2023 fatal shooting of carjacking suspect.

The public is invited to Chicago's Grant Park to celebrate the switching on of historic Buckingham Fountain ... ComEd invites northern Illinois residents to enter a sweepstakes for the chance ...

Sypult said Gifford’s frustration with the rates charged by the Illinois Central spurred his decision to start the Punkin ...

Did you know that Illinois once was home to 14 million acres of trees, but that number has dropped to 5 million due to modern development practices? Illinois 4-H has partnered with Illinois Soil and ...

A 19th-century church in Union Springs has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service confirmed on March 14 following a state nomination process. The First ...

This program is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, Art of DuPage from the DuPage Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more about Sinfonietta ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY IS TAKING A STEP FORWARD IN APPROVING ... JUDITH SMITH IS PRESIDENT OF HISTORIC VITO COLORED SCHOOLS MUSEUM, INCORPORATED. WHEREAS WHEN WE STARTED THIS, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ...

Residents across DuPage County ... Regionally, Will County implemented text-to-911 in 2015. Aurora instituted the service in 2016. Statewide, 140 out of 176 PSAPs across Illinois — nearly ...