The donated items represent the families of Virgil and Catharine Hickox and Ninian and Elizabeth Todd Edwards.

Plans were announced Wednesday to create a 5,000 square-foot the Matteson Children's Museum. It is to be constructed on a part of the site where the Lincoln Mall — which operated at Cicero Avenue and ...

President Abraham Lincoln moved to New Salem, Ill., a log cabin village where he would stay until 1837. Now, the re-created ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new state-of-the-art facility at 125 W. Monroe St.

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

ROCHESTER, Ill. (WAND) - The 8th Annual Central Illinois STEM Fair is being hosted by Rochester Schools. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

The state of Illinois is committing $8 million to repair caved-in roofs and other damaged structures at Lincoln’s New Salem Historic Site.

Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site has fallen into disrepair as the tab for deferred maintenance on properties managed ...

You could call Atlanta, Illinois, the land of giants these days. Towering over the community 45 miles north of Springfield is a collection of roadside icons brought together by a small museum. Those ...

This weekend has a little bit of everything in the Springfield, from a toy and comic fest to a floral show and much more.

The Illinois State Police released data on human trafficking arrests in 2024, which included six arrests in Rockford, resulting in a total of 31 arrests statewide.

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