Two regions — Peoria and the Quad Cities — could be the largest downstate communities to benefit from the bill. It allows the ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Crestwood, Robbins, Stagg High School, Tinley Park, Palos Heights, Homewood and more.

While many enslaved people tried to escape when what's formally known as "chattel slavery" was legal in the United States, ...

Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired Hale Woodruff’s painting ’‘The Underground Railroad’ (1942) from tiny Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama.

This west-central Illinois gem sits about 30 miles west of Springfield, offering a refreshing escape from big-city chaos without sacrificing civilization’s comforts. Think of Jacksonville as that ...

Democrats in D.C. are trying to convince lawmakers in Illinois to redraw congressional maps. Illinois House Republicans said they oppose that move. Senate Democrats block government funding bill for ...

Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation urged the state Legislature on Tuesday to consider implementing a new House map as both parties ramp up efforts to redraw congressional lines ahead of the ...

The Bureau County Fair stands as one of Illinois’ oldest continuous county fairs, delivering that quintessential Midwestern experience complete with livestock competitions, blue ribbon pies, and ...

Dedication ceremony recognizes Woodland Cemetery as part of National Underground Railroad Network Tropical Storm Melissa update as "catastrophic" conditions to hit in hours ICE, CBP seize 400 firearms ...

A proposed £41 billion train line would add a new station to the London Underground map. Crossrail 2 is a suspended proposal for a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit route in South East England.