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

Opening Friday afternoon, RISE at Salt Shed is reportedly the first cannabis retail store to operate inside a U.S. music ...

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 ...

The Godfrey depot, located off Pearl Street, was a key hub for the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, serving Alton area ...

The Verde Canyon Railroad travels slightly more than half the route of the historic Verde Valley Railway route, going from the historic depot in Clarkdale north to Perkinsville. Passengers travel ...

Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...

A peaceful trip through the Illinois countryside is an idyllic way to spend a day. What's better than checking out a new diner or seeing a unique roadside attraction? In central Illinois ... to the ...

DECATUR — The new year didn’t waste much time before hammering Central Illinois with a snowy winter storm. The Decatur area appeared to be bearing the brunt of it with the National Weather ...

If only Rantoul could get a do-over. The people of the northern County village were never given a choice, but if they had been, is there any doubt what name they would have selected for their town?