MACOMB, IL - - The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CRR19) is excited to host its first ever historic walking tour in Chicago's Loop from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Peter ...

Thousands of vessels — 6,000 or more — lie at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Several hundred could lie beneath the waves in the part of Lake Michigan that falls under Illinois’ ...

Graham Harrison Lee has created a book about his great-uncle titled “Jun Fujita: Behind the Camera.” It contains a number of ...

Chicago says goodbye today to Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, a nun who became a national sports icon for her work as chaplain ...

EXCLUSIVE: Mr. Beat explained why Trump's use of the National Guard makes him the most authoritarian president in over a ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 11: ...

A dedication ceremony was held for a new memorial in honor of Illinois Gov. Frank O. Lowden on Oct. 14, 2025, on the lawn of ...

Graveyards are places of introspection and opportunities to discover the stories of those who rest there. Every year I travel around Canada, and in those travels I take the time to visit the ...

The preliminary injunction came in response to a lawsuit alleging federal agents have used excessive force in their ...

A state marker that remembers one of the darkest chapters in Longview’s history now has a home outside the Gregg County Courthouse. The Texas Historical Commission marker for the 1919 race riot was ...

A crumbling rail overpass in Back of the Yards was the site of a violent riot that erupted during the Pullman strike of 1894, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The National Guard was deployed to protect ICE in Chicago suburb, but a federal judge blocked it, citing no ...