Discover East Alton's history, from its origins as Emerald to its incorporation in 1893, with D.G. Tomlinson as the first ...

Chicago topped all other Midwest entries, but ranked among the worst when the weather is factored into the festivities, ...

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...

Photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including an image of the B-29 ...

AOM 3/C Claude L. Piper, who died on March 2, 1945, has a cenotaph marker at Saint Patrick’s Cemetery in Benton.

House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, appears to be entirely serious about his idea for Indiana to negotiate with Illinois about the Hoosier State absorbing up to 33 Illinois counties whose voters ...

WalletHub recently conducted a study about which U.S. states were the most sinful, and found that California, Nevada and ...

When you think about states with high taxes, Illinois may not immediately come to mind. However, the Prairie State has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., some of the highest property ...

Prior to U.S. entry in World War II, the 3rd Armored Division, a heavy armored division, activated for service on April 15, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 916 has won a $4.5 million grievance settlement against the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) for failing to ...