Sterling Bay, the developer behind dozens of projects in Chicago, launched a last-ditch effort earlier this month to secure ...

Though Joens explored many professions over the course of his career, his love for Illinois history has been at the heart of ...

The sesquicentennial (150-year, upper left) and centennial (upper right) designs for the Illinois state flag are candidates ...

State lines rarely change. If it were to happen, the process would get complicated. Extremely complicated. Undaunted by the logistics, Indiana Republican state legislators are inviting counties in ...

City agreement with Northern Illinois Gas Company In other City news, approximately every 50 years – yes, 50 years – Freeport ...

Activists are holding meetings to advise people about their legal rights and families have been drafting powers of attorney.

Nebraska is one of the top meat producers in the U.S. It also has one of the worst labor shortages. The incoming Trump ...

Oh how times have changed. Or have they? Take a glance at local stories from years past.

Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes. FACT or FAKE? There was a ...

In February 1853, the city of Lincoln, Illinois was founded in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln surveyed the town and helped with its platting. This was the first municipality named for Lincoln ...

Washington Grade School District 52 and Lincoln Grade School in Washington ... nationwide during its 2024-2025 tour. Wentz is Illinois' only 2024-2025 recipient of the Milken award and the first ...

The fight over illegal immigration in Chicago has the potential to be among the fiercest in the country during the first weeks of Trump’s second term.