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The second page of the freedom suit filed in St. Louis by Milly Shipman, Harry Dick, David Shipman, and William, who lived with the family. Each of them signed their own names to the petition.

The St. Louis Freedom Suits Memorial features a Tazewell County family. This is their story

It's taken years of painstaking research by local historians to reveal the full tale.

Kate Bateman holding two of her historical romance novels

'Badasses in bodices:' Historical romance author Kate Bateman talks romance and misconceptions

After leaving her native England 11 years ago when her husband was transferred to work at Caterpillar, Kate Bateman decided to get to work on her own new career.

The abandoned former Allied Mills building along U.S. Route 24 in Bartonville.

Q&A: Bartonville mayor Ricca offers update on village’s attempts to get Allied Mills site addressed

Bartonville Mayor Leon Ricca discusses the village's latest actions to get the hazardous former Allied Mills property secured, and the desire to see the abandoned tower demolished.

For the first time in 24 years, contract talks between the Morton School District and Morton Education Association have gone to federal mediation.

Morton teachers union, district will meet with a federal mediator as contract talks hit a roadblock

In an effort to break the logjam, the district and union bargaining teams will meet with a federal mediator, with the first meeting scheduled for today. The MEA's current 3-year contract with the district ends Aug. 1.

A sale of the property where Pekin Fire Station 2 is located was terminated Monday by the Pekin City Council.

New Pekin fire station is off the table with the termination of a property sale

Pekin's plans to build a new fire station on the north side of town are on hold.

A man wearing a white collared shirt with a red tie and blue jacket speaks into microphones arranged on a podium with a row of flags in the background.

Rep. LaHood again calls for ‘off ramp’ on U.S. war in Iran to bring fuel costs down

While gas prices keep soaring as the U.S. war in Iran shows no end in sight, Republican U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he’s ready to see the Trump Administration find a way out of the war soon.

An Illinois American Water tower pictured in Bolingbrook. Regulators approved an increase to the company's water rates starting in 2025.

Watchdog uncovers $50 million in overcharges in Illinois American Water's proposed rate hike

John C. Griffith, CEO of American Water Works took home more than $7 million in 2025. Now, the Citizens Utility Board said its subsidiary, Illinois American Water is trying to overcharge Illinois customers by more than $50 million through a rate hike request before state regulators.

A U.S. flag flies on a flagpole in front of the National Weather Service office in Lincoln as a rainbow shines in the background.

Illinois leads the nation in confirmed tornadoes after hot and rainy spring season — most of them in Central Illinois

The National Weather Service confirmed 172 tornadoes have struck the state this severe weather season. That's an all-time state record, and the most for any state in the U.S. this year.

Police officers stand outside a polling station in Las Vegas on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. In recent years, election administrators have formed closer working relationships with local law enforcement.

As American elections become more tense, officials are turning to local police

Since the 2020 election, local law enforcement has increasingly been playing a bigger role in helping local officials secure elections.

Shop Local And Support Artists At A Small Wonder Gift Shop

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Jenn Gordon is joined by William Butler to talk about “A Small Wonder Gift Shop” a unique pop-up shopping…

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