The Great Western Railroad was built from Springfield, operating to Decatur on a regular schedule starting on May 8, 1854.

The movie "Sinners" showcases blues music from Chicago and Mississippi, linked by the Great Migration. Here's where to see blues in Chicago, as seen in "Sinners".

It might be a warm summer morning in the early 1950s on the Illinois Central near Clinton, Ill.; or maybe a cold January day ...

Every Team's Stadium From Worst to First. Every major league baseball stadium, ranked. Including Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, PNC Park, and more.

Outdoor enthusiasts can explore nearby Hualapai Mountain Park, which offers hiking trails with stunning desert vistas and a ...

Though originally convicted then sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murders, Speck was resentenced to eight ...

The engine headed via rail car on Thursday from Middleton to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom.

Artists recently painted viaducts where Ricardo Alonzo and students had created environmentally themed historic murals a half ...

Architecture, design, and aesthetic trends reveal a lot about society, its way of life, and its values. The building designs ...

McLean County Board Chair Elizabeth Johnston said Republican board member Lyndsay Bloomfield announced her resignation via ...

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1925.

You didn’t tell your constituents that thousands of immigrants would be rounded up and deported, leaving crops to rot in the ...