American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg.

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois participated in one court battle with the Trump ... Plaintiffs in that case argued the order violated the plain text of the 14 th Amendment – a post-Civil War amendment that, ...

Midway Village Museum is unveiling its exhibit featuring the history of Rockford’s Camp Grant — once one of the largest ...

A landlord with a keen interest in history has claimed he has uncovered evidence his pub may have existed at the time a ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in ...

Images from the IHSA Competitive Cheerleading State Final Competition Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

President Trump while on the campaign trail proposed eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits. "Seniors should not pay ...

Illinois stands alongside 22 other states, as well as Washington, D.C., in a legal battle against the Trump administration. They argue that the president has overstepped his authority by denying funds ...

The little-known Civil War Battle of Greenleaf Prairie took place on June 16, 1863, near present-day Braggs and extended to ...