Bloom Township is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year — it was April of 1850 when the town of Bloom called a meeting ...

Livability reviewed more than 2,000 small- to mid-sized cities — population 75,000 to 500,000 — based on nearly 100 data ...

The public is invited to attend "Voices of the Village," an interactive lecture series held at Lincoln's New Salem State ...

Salem commemorated the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride with a ceremony Monday. Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi ...

Soul Music of Illinois,’ edited by local collector Dante Carfagna, is an exhaustive visual survey of our state’s crucial role ...

Beyond the spectacle of racing, this year's marathon is special because it marks the 250th anniversary of Patriots' Day and ...

President Abraham Lin­coln signs a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. Approximately nine months later he would issue the ...

1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...

BELOIT — Varsity girls basketball head coach Walt DeShields had no history of disciplinary action, according to a school official. In response to a records request by this newspaper, West Branch ...

QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County (HSQAC) recently was awarded Best of Illinois History awards from the Illinois State Historical Society for public programming, publication ...

including 30 years in the molding department of North American Lighting in Salem, said he sees "good opportunity" for molding demand in southern Illinois, where the area code is 618. Starting as ...

SALEM—During the May 6 primary, voters will decide which candidates will be on the ballot for At-Large City Councilman in November. Four Republican candidates filed to run for At-Large Councilman ...