SALEM, Ill. – Several people are out of their homes after flash flooding in Salem, Illinois. Leslie Tate and her kids were forced to evacuate as water poured into their Salem home on Friday.

"Don't travel." Salem officials say the entire town was flooded Friday night. Colorado Area Evacuated, School Closed As Emergency Alert Issued Recession-proof your 401(k): How to secure your ...

As part of WGN’s Black History Month coverage, Micah Materre hosted a half-hour special featuring an exclusive conversation with surviving members of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.

Black residents have called Columbus home since its beginning, author, tour guide and Columbus historian Rita Fuller-Yates said in a recent interview. At first, they lived in tight-knit ...

Note: A previous version of this story ran in December 2023. In the 1920s and ’30s, Chicago was home for the burgeoning Black aviation community, a place of opportunity that was central to Black ...

The City Of Evanston officials announced $17 million of its reparations fund would be transferred to Black-owned Liberty Bank And Trust. EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – MARCH 23: A Black Lives Matter sign ...

PEORIA — History was made Tuesday night as the first woman and the first Black person was sworn in as Peoria's mayor. Rita Ali beamed broadly as the oath of office was administered to her by ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Roxana defeated Salem, Illinois 49-43 Thursday at Salem, Illinois. Roxana (7-8) plays at home against Marissa on Tuesday at 7: ...

You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or that it’s thought to be the first majority-Black town in America ...

Rita and Andrew lived together in Flossmoor, Illinois from 1964 until 2012, after Andrew’s death. Andrew was a long-time and well-known South Suburban pediatrician. Rita loved to cook and spend ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Freeburg upended Salem, Illinois 33-7 Friday at Salem, Illinois. Freeburg (3-5) will host Priory on Friday, October 25 at 7 p ...

Archaeologists continue to dig up new evidence of a historic Black community in Brooklyn, Illinois. The Illinois State Archaeological Survey (SAS) has partnered with leaders of the “oldest known ...