If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered ...

Chicago should build a new train line that provides Lincoln Yards, The 78 and adjacent neighborhoods with mass transit service.

Rich Patterson's dad, Henry Patterson, served in the Navy during WWII. Rich and his wife, Marion, drove to the Rock Island ...

"One Saturday morning, following a small column of smoke coming from the woods, I walked about 50 yards into the forest and ...

The Supreme Court just legalized a caste system. And Black folk know the sound of its tongue.

That’s Shawnee National Forest for you—a sprawling 289,000-acre paradise tucked away in southern Illinois near Herod that somehow remains one of America’s most underrated natural wonders.

Nestled in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest, Makanda, Illinois might be the most delightful town you’ve never heard ...

Momentum has been building in Illinois to research the state’s extensive Underground Railroad sites and decide how to ...

The Polo Historical Society is applying to become a designated Network to Freedom site with the National Park Service after uncovering local ties to the Underground Railroad.

Artists recently painted viaducts where Ricardo Alonzo and students had created environmentally themed historic murals a half ...

Fifty years ago, 11-year-old Kelley Jordan of Normal was preparing to make her cover girl debut in the state's "Rules of the ...