Central City officials have announced the West Ellis Street railroad crossing will be closed to traffic starting at seven am Monday and will be closed for about a week. There will be marked detours.

Micheal Wigh of Brandon has been interested in history since he was a young boy. “My interest in history goes back to my ...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a winter storm watch for the entire Central Illinois area from midnight Saturday through noon on Monday, Jan. 6. “We expect (snow) in the early ...

Merchant transmission lines could play a crucial role in delivering clean energy to Illinois customers, advocates say, and a ...

Grand Trunk Western steam provided a last look for many Midwest railfans. Despite having a large population with sizeable ...

The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum (CCRM) is selling tickets for a two-hour "Valentine's Sweetheart Dinner Train Ride" in the historic 1920s dining car. The ride is scheduled for 5 p.m. on ...

The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad announced it was purchasing the buildings on the west side of Washington Street ...

He recalled that he had spoken in Champaign before, but the June 1925 speech by three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan was his most significant and certainly his most timely here.

Totals 25-54 22-27 84. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Halftime_Illinois St. 43-36. 3-Point Goals_N. Iowa 14-31 (Campbell 8-13, Weisbrod 3-6, Schwieger 2-4, Anderson 1-2, Bond 0-3 ...

the latter as a presidential contender for a brief campaign speech from atop a freight car at the Illinois Central Railroad depot. “There were perhaps 2,000 or 3,000 people packed into the open ...

Today is Saturday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2025. There are 354 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore ...