From fresh produce to homemade goods and art, farmers markets have returned or are returning soon to the Springfield area.

A Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison, made famous by the “Blues Brothers” film, kicked off Route 66's centennial ...

Springfield was a grand hotel town in the ’20s. It was the state capital, a tourist mecca and a “good convention town” too, meaning it offered gambling, booze, women and a police force under orders to ...

As Route 66 turns 100 years old, museums, diners and roadside attractions in Illinois are celebrating the "Mother Road's" ...

Lincoln’s lasting legacy: Tour the Lincoln Home, Presidential Library, and Old State Capitol to walk in the footsteps of the 16th president and experience his life before the White House. Route 66 ...

History Comes Alive...' says Brian Fox Ellis, '...is one of the best programs in the country. Fritz Klein is Lincoln. He's ...

The city prepared to say its final goodbye to Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew, as visitation for the slain 10-year CPD veteran was held in Edgewater. Visitation at St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox ...

One can’t be faulted for wondering what season it is, based on the roller-coaster ride of daily temperatures over the past ...

Lincoln’s Home is the only house Lincoln ever owned, and it’s right here in Springfield. The house sits in a whole ...

At the Old Joliet Prison, made famous by the “Blues Brothers” film, the Joliet Slammers baseball team staff were generously ...

Downtown Springfield parking meters are being removed as part of the city’s Downtown and Medical District Master Plan.