The Springfield Old Capitol Art Fair returns downtown this weekend, featuring 120+ artists, student art displays, kids’ ...

Often it's for fundraisers or meetings, or as a thank-you to election volunteers. But it's sometimes difficult to know ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

When customers came to Capitol Teletrack on May 2 for the Kentucky Derby, a yearly event that still packed them in at 1776 ...

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

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

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a settlement with Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas on Thursday. Illinois lawmakers are ...