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Residents have more chances to catch a popular event at a historic Illinois site. Here's what you need to know.

Royal Street feels like a movie set that somehow escaped Hollywood and decided to put down roots in Louisiana – except everything here is authentically, wonderfully real. The town’s origins date back ...

Springfield has moved on from the thousands of low-income students it left behind a year and a half ago. Now, the ECCA is ...

It's referred to as "The Day the War Stopped," and on Saturday in St. Francisville, the historic event will be reenacted once ...

A new book exploring Louisiana's history during the Civil War coincides with a St. Francisville reenactment festival.

ST. FRANCISVILLE, Illinois ─ Sharon Annette Cook, 64, St. Francisville, died Wednesday, May 14, 2025. She was a registered nurse. Survivors include her husband ...

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (WAFB) - Just a 30-minute drive north of Baton Rouge lies the city of St. Francisville—a place that is growing in popularity while still keeping its small-town feel.

Lee J. Campbell and Peter Valledor ran in the general election for St. Francisville City Council Ward 2 on April 1, 2025. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are ...

ST. FRANCISVILLE, Illinois ─ Philip Clayton Grounds, 88, Vincennes, Indiana, died Sunday, March 23, 2025. He served in the Illinois National Guard and had worked at Vincennes University.