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The Illinois Senate has approved requiring public schools to teach LGBT history. The Senate voted 34-18 on the plan by Chicago Democratic Sen. Heather…
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An Indiana couple has donated two Civil War documents signed by Abraham Lincoln to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.The…
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Groups are working to complete restoration of a century-old landmark known as the Black Hawk statue in northern Illinois. The 48-foot-tall, 270-ton statue…
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The Illinois Senate has advanced a plan requiring public schools teach a unit on the role and contributions of gays, lesbians and other LGBT individuals…
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The Peoria Riverfront Museum debuts a new display Saturday. The Bicentennial Exhibit includes more than 200 objects. State Senator Dave Koehler says it’s…
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Throughout the year, Darien-based historian Leslie Goddard portrays Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, or Louisa May Alcott at libraries or historical…
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The northern Illinois community of Belvidere has unveiled a new mural honoring a local resident who played in the 1933 World Series. The Rockford Register…
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For years, dusty, battered volumes of records from the 19th and early 20th century have been stored in boxes in a forgotten corner of the Peoria County…
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Replicas of Christopher Columbus’ ships the Nina and the Pinta are moored on Peoria Riverfront. The Nina and Pinta arrived about 6:30 p.m. Thursday.The…
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The Illinois House will try again today to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the state’s first full budget in two years. Rauner vetoed the measure…