Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the invention of the Chinese takeout box, Quincy ...

First Reformed Church of South Holland, an Underground Railroad site, will host the Midwest Underground Railroad Network ...

Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood was celebrated for its rich Black history at an intimate storytelling and wine-pairing ...

Illinois Wesleyan student Jeffery B. Woodard writes of the mission and significance of the Bloomington-Normal Black History ...

Staunton’s first unbeaten record in the SCC in at least 70 years is at stake this week. Next week moves the goal post to its ...

Midway Village Museum is unveiling its exhibit featuring the history of Rockford’s Camp Grant — once one of the largest ...

Cheryl Cannon, who taught in the Alton School District for 34 years, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Cannon was someone who spent her time not only teaching her children, but others in the community.

Class 4A Alton, Class 3A Civic Memorial, Class 2A Carlinville and Class 1A Calhoun received No. 1 seeds in sub-sectionals for ...

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...

Historical accounts of foodborne illness date back to antiquity. The first suggested documented case of a known foodborne illness dates back to 323 B.C. According to doctors at the University of ...

A Carlyle, Illinois, man was charged with felony domestic battery after a Feb. 3 incident in a Troy motel. The 25-year-old suspect was charged Feb. 4 with domestic battery (second or subsequent ...

Joan E. Bivens, 91, of Bethalto, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. She was born in Wood River, IL, on January 11, 1934, the daughter of Wilbur... Verna M. Pashea, age 90, of Bethalto ...