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.

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 ...

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.

The Illinois State Fair in 2024 saw a stacked lineup of headliner for the Grandstand stage, including the Smashing Pumpkins, Miranda Lambert, Lil Wayne, Mötley Crüe, Keith Urban, Jason Isbell, The ...

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 ...

Meghan Markle has been accused of copying a small Mallorcan town’s coat of arms in her rebrand, but the village’s mayor confessed they can’t afford to sue her. The Duchess of Sussex ...

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 ...