California boasts more than 800 miles of coastline - so which beach is the best? The top spot goes to a beach in Ventura ...

A mural celebrating 169 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" in Bloomington was unveiled Thursday ...

The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly highlight reel of news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ ...

Discover ways to celebrate Juneteenth in New York City in 2025—the 160th anniversary of the day slavery ended in the United States.

In “Theater Kid,” Jeffrey Seller reflects on his unlikely journey from theater-loving Midwesterner to hit-musical impresario.

President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, signed The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the Confederacy (the southern ...

Where students once filed into classrooms for math and science, local businesses are now setting up shop. Places where ...

On the eve of anniversaries of the Declaration and the Battle of Gettysburg, it’s time to consider connections between the wars in York County.

Poet Edward Hirsch’s memoir explores his colorful upbringing in Chicago and Skokie, Illinois.

Spirit of the Bluegrass” from the Lexington television news anchor offers vignettes of people, places and events that make ...

On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

Juneteenth celebrations and other events are planned in Bloomington-Normal and throughout Central Illinois this month.