The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena. The Lakers announced Monday that they have commissioned a statue to ...

Jake Paul’s unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive ...

A taskforce of state legislators and historians will ask the General Assembly to create the Illinois Freedom Trails ...

More than 200 historical sites in Illinois have been identified as a part of the Underground Railroad in the state, according ...

The true, forgotten and sometimes-stinky history of the cohort who took Alexander Fleming's innovation and forever changed ...

A new book celebrates the history of dozens of leading Illinois women who left their mark across every corner of the state.

Main Street in Downtown Peoria is promising and problematic Once a vibrant shopping district, this section of Downtown Peoria needs reinvestment The history and future of vacant spaces on Main Street ...

The Peoria Civic Center's March screening of "The Princess Bride" will feature a post-movie question-and-answer session with actor Cary Elwes.

Christmas parades can be found all over the United States. Here are the dates and times of the parades in Rutherford County.

Over 350 students have the chance to visit state historic sites this school year, due to funding from the Illinois Department ...

East Peoria is marking 40 years of history, lighting the way for East Peoria’s Festival of Lights. Starting back in 1984, the ...

Illinois is filled with family-owned businesses ... finding more delicious German food and beers around the city of Chicago.