If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” The motto has been part of the state’s framework from the very beginning.

The Project XV Museum is hosting its annual gala and ribbon cutting to commemorate David Strother Day, the first African-American man to vote in Illinois after the passing of the 15th amendment.

Private First Class Robert L. Bryant’s remains were brought home after 81 years, and his family and the community gathered to ...

On April 4, 1870, a day after the passage of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, a barber in El Paso was ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker asked the Joint Chiefs of Staff for assurances about steps being taken to protect national security ...

A new ranking of universities that could be dubbed “New Ivies” has named an Illinois school and multiple Midwest colleges ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

The donated items represent the families of Virgil and Catharine Hickox and Ninian and Elizabeth Todd Edwards.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, third from left, his wife, Patti, left, daughter, Amy, second from left, Miss Illinois County ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new state-of-the-art facility at 125 W. Monroe St.

Illinois uses state funding for many education programs, but many others rely on federal funding. It’s not immediately clear how Trump’s executive order will affect Illinois education funding ...

Where to watch the Houston vs. SIU-Edwardsville game: You can tune into Houston vs. SIU-Edwardsville on TBS, which is available on platforms like DirecTV, Sling, and Hulu with Live TV. The game ...