Located along the historic Route 66 in Lincoln, Illinois, the wagon serves as both a tribute to the city’s namesake and a celebration of America’s pioneer spirit. It stands as a perfect example of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help, was killed in her home, the former police officer who fired the fatal shot is set to go on trial.

Peoria, ILL (WMBD) — Central Illinois is poised to experience its first widespread frost of the season this week as temperatures fall into mid 30s. The coldest temperatures are expected to arrive ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1864: Chicago City Council passed an ...

A southwest town has a fascinating past under a different name that many may not know. More than a century ago, the Town of Leader was a lively community known as Prussia. According to Natural ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The failure of a steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the crash of a streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon last month that killed 16 people and injured 21 ...

A new data center may be coming to Sangamon County. The proposed data center would cover nearly 300 acres of land. The estimated cost of the project is nearly $500 million. SPRINGFIELD – A massive, ...

Sarah D. Wire and Jeanine Santucci contributed to this article.

From 1975: Authorities remained skeptical that Thomas E. Creech had committed 42 murders, as he had recently bragged in a Wallace, Idaho, courtroom. Yet they now believed that he was linked to at ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The first telephone call made between ...