A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin ...

The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum in Union has introduced a new interactive way to explore the history of ...

GRANITE CITY The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that intermittent lane closures on Illinois 3 between ...

This past school year, for the first time, Illinois schools were required to teach a unit on the experience and history of Native people in the state. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how teachers ...

Former Kerr County commissioner Tom Moser advocated for a siren warning system about a decade ago. He believes sirens could ...

The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

Every city is famous for something. In fact, some places are famous for many things, even the Rockford area. From a bustling ...

When Macon County Deputy Seth Major is not patrolling the streets, he is training for something a little different—track and ...

I have always been fascinated with history and how life was in earlier times in County, Illinois. When I’m hunting mushrooms in the woods and run across iris growing, I know there must have been a ...