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Frederick Douglass, the renowned reformer, writer and orator, was well known in 1870. The former slave was probably the most famous African American of…
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The Peoria Riverfront Museum has opened its newest exhibit “T. Rex: the Ultimate Predator” to the public.
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Public libraries as we know them today may not exist without the Herculean efforts of one Peorian nearly 150 years ago. But he's remained a relatively obscure historical figure.
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Landmarks Illinois says the 132-year-old Havana Water Tower is at risk. It needs extensive — and costly — repairs.
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For decades, Dr. Harold Kasimow kept his Holocaust survival story largely to himself. He didn't feel he had the right to tell it. "I always felt that, you…
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Small towns across the country looking to brand their community have learned the importance of recalling hometown heroes.In Illinois, Eureka celebrates…
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One of Tazewell County's documented Underground Railroad conductors was recognized Tuesday with a new marker heralding his secret work freeing people from…
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Frederick Douglass, the renowned reformer, writer and orator, was well known in 1870. The former slave was probably the most famous African American of…
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In the basement of the Legacy Building in El Paso, Illinois, is a small corner room with a wall of cinderblocks filling a doorway that once led to the…
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Bradford is that central Illinois community often defined as the third-largest town in Stark County, behind Wyoming and Toulon. But the town, located some…