Ankrom's interest in Abraham Lincoln led him to a 10-year study of Stephen Douglas. The results have been two award-winning biographies, and Ankrom is working on the final volume of his three-volume ...

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

The non-profit Lake States Railway Historical Association has announced presenters for its expanded Railroad History ...

To commemorate this monumental milestone, Central Railway is set to host a grand centenary celebration at CSMT on February 3, 2025, an official said. On that historic day in 1925, Sir Leslie ...

A renowned mural artist will return to help the central Illinois city freshen up a rusted and bare railroad bridge crossing a road near Washington Square.

The first thing Paul Cornell did to create a community in Hyde Park was to bargain for a passenger stop from the Illinois ...

There is no more romantic way to travel than by riding the rails, and these are the most magnificently beautiful train stations in the United States.

PEORIA (25News Now) - As concerns over potential mass deportations in sanctuary cities like Chicago grow, immigrant communities in smaller towns across Central Illinois are feeling ... immigrants ...

The Pullman Kitchi Gammi Club, shown on a fall Indiana Rail Experience excursion, has been purchased by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. FWRHS FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Railroad ...

PEORIA (25News Now) - Central Illinois Friends has announced the opening of Peoria’s first LGBTQ+ community center. On Monday morning, Central Illinois Friends celebrated a new building they call a ...

While it’s not the coldest air we’ve ever experienced in Central Illinois (not by a long shot) it will be the coldest air we’ve seen so far this season. Peoria Public Schools and McLean ...