PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

Jenn VanBibber is curator of objects and textiles for the Historical Museum based in Edwardsville IL and is helping with a ...

The mayor and City Council of McDonough have announced their intention to opt-out of House Bill 581 (HB 581) that Georgia ...

MARION, Ill. (WSIL) -- A local historian and author will be sharing the rich history of Southern Illinois. The event will be ...

On Monday, the county hired a company for the grading and clearing of the apartments site to prepare for construction.

• A 58-year-old Jacksonville woman was arrested at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of East Lafayette Avenue on a ...

Underserved communities are most likely to feel the impact of cuts the Trump administration implemented last week to the arts.

MACOMB, IL - - The Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) fraternity at Western Illinois University continues its long-standing tradition of giving back to the community, donating $13,000 this year to nine individuals ...

MACOMB, IL - - The Macomb Feminist Network (MFN) has selected Sandra Nelson, Bonnie Smith-Skripps, Kathy Veroni and Marla Vizdal as recipients of its 2025 Writing Women in History Awards. The women ...

A Macomb man has been charged after pulling a gun at a 30-person brawl. On February 1st, officers responded to a large fight ...

Officers with the Macomb Police Department responded to a large fight in progress with about 30 people involved near the ...

Evan Carel, of Hamilton, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan ...