It looks like the Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program has found yet another Illinois state champion tree: a rare ...

Artists recently painted viaducts where Ricardo Alonzo and students had created environmentally themed historic murals a half ...

This underrated Illinois city was an important stop on the Underground Railroad and is home to many parks, adorable shops, ...

And while we could easily spend hours sifting through her stuff purely for sentimental reasons, there's another reason to ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WAND) — Photos of a person of interest have been released after a shooting on Illinois State University's campus Sunday night.

Freeport, IL (April 22, 2025) – Medics and fire crews worked to assist an elderly woman who suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a pickup truck | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) ...

JACKSONVILLE — A group of historians, academics and legislators spent the last year finding sites connected to the Underground Railroad in Illinois and focusing on telling the stories of those ...

Freeport, IL (March 28, 2025) – Emergency responders were quick to the scene, providing care to the injured victims following a deadly crash Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Lamm Rd and ...

Chicago police have released photos of suspects in a Streeterville shooting that left a tourist injured near the AMC theater on Illinois Street.

The name changed due to confusion over a town to the west along the same railroad line because Osakis sounded too similar. Freeport, Minnesota is named after Freeport, Illinois.

There could be at least 200 sites in Illinois that are part of the network. A task force created by a 2023 law to explore ways chronicle Illinois’ Underground Railroad history announced its ...

Between 4,500 and 7,000 people travelled through Illinois, according to some historical estimates, as part of the Underground Railroad.