The rush to redraw America's congressional maps has put a historically Black neighborhood in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, ...

Golf wasn't always integrated in Denver, but a prominent Black judge and an Olympic track star helped get Jim Crow off the ...

The Hotel Florence was opulent and luxurious when the Pullman Palace Car Company controlled an area of Chicago's Far South Side. It also may harbor some ghostly guests.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema has been pushing the hashtag hard on social media. A comment from a national reporter hyping up Hank Beatty? #CIP. A photo of Aidan Laughery after a 101-yard rushing ...

Last year, Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, was killed by a deputy sheriff in her Illinois home after calling 911 for help. The trial for that former officer continues Thursday. The trial of a ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that rehabilitation of a crossing by Norfolk Southern railroad on Illinois 157 between Illinois 13 and Chase Lane in St. Clair County will require a ...

It connected the Great Lakes to the Gulf, fueled Chicago’s rise, and powered America’s economy. But after a century of dominance, the Illinois Central was absorbed, erased, and almost forgotten ‘Not ...

DECATUR, IL. (WAND) - Happy Thursday! We’ve been enjoying nice afternoons with sunshine and cooler temperatures for most of this week, but the lack of rain has become a serious issue in the last few ...

As local anxiety builds, Illinois officials say the deployment of Guard troops violates state sovereignty, while the White House says the troops’ presence is needed. By Mitch Smith Reporting from ...

The White House ramped up its feud with Democratic leaders in Illinois Wednesday, releasing a video blasting Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. In the video, which appears to ...