Under the Illinois public records law, AP obtained a list of 406 inmates housed at Stateville as of August 2024 and matched ...

Frank McWorter was known for his mining skills and eventually earned enough money to buy himself and his wife out of slavery.

Sierra Mack-Erb is a design researcher and graduate fellow who surveyed participants of the Citizens' Institute on Rural Design. The nationwide program hosts three-day workshops assisting rural ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement.

The popular real estate and home improvement network recently placed Alton on its list of “50 of the Most Charming Small Towns in America.” It was the only Illinois spot featured.

In an incident mirroring what happened on I-80, Route 185 in Illinois was closed for about a month last summer as workers filled in a 50-foot sinkhole, attributed to an abandoned mine, in a field ...

However, being on a major tourist highway, to the major town of Oamaru, there is hope for its revival as a reception venue or holiday letting. The village was built to house dam workers in the ...

Foot traffic has dropped significantly in Chicago’s predominantly Latino community, Little Village, also known as the "Mexico of the Midwest," according to a Fox 32 Chicago report, as fears of ...

A usually bustling school bus stop sat eerily vacant and quiet, like a corner in a ghost town. Todd Swann and Sharon ... had his last snow day when he left Illinois. He and Vice rose early for ...