Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad ...

Historical and sociological perspectives reveal why certain societies or subgroups resist change, often rooted in cultural ...

The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

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(WAND) - Conditions will turn icy across Central Illinois today. Light freezing drizzle will develop this morning across our southern hometowns. It'll build into freezing rain as it moves ...

While a storm system moving through the area this weekend will bring some freezing drizzle to the area on Saturday, the systems that follow will stand a better chance of bringing accumulating snow to ...

Larry McClellan, a founding professor at Governors State University, has spent decades researching, writing and speaking ...

Owners of some central Illinois pawn shops, along with employees have been charged for allegedly reporting merchandise as stolen and then reselling those products. A Bloomington family that owns ...

Public schools in Illinois are administered and funded on all levels: local, state, and federal. Superintendent Mark Jontry, who oversees schools in McLean, Livingston, Logan, and DeWitt Counties ...