It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the ...

Elon Musk first claimed the department would make savings of $2 trillion, but what do the figures really show?

ALHAMBRA, Ill. ( KTVI / WGN) —– Authorities in a southern Illinois community are investigating reports of a swastika mowed ...

Most towns in the 1830s had one thing in common: white founders. But tucked away in western Illinois, a free Black man named ...

The Arts Center at Duck Creek presents “Black and White and Red All Over: Visual Thinking Strategies Discussion” on Sunday, ...

The recent fire at Nottoway Plantation, which reduced the “big house” to ashes, serves as a stark reminder of the complexities we navigate to uncover the truth of our history.

Since her Feb. 23 article gained attention, in which she advocates for Black bereavement leave, Southern Illinois University professor Angel Jones claimed she has received an influx of hate mail ...

United States Colored Infantry Regiment, the only regiment of black troops formed in Illinois during the Civil War. A facsimile ...

Trailblazing author Edmund White — a pioneer in queer literature — has died at age 85. Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment ...

Syria agrees to give inspectors immediate access to suspected former nuclear sites, UN nuclear watchdog head tells AP.