The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved rail safety upgrades near Zeigler. According to a release, the ICC authorized ...

An antidiscrimination lawsuit on her behalf helped lead to one of the first multiracial track teams in the Midwest.

Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before the school had a women's track team, was inducted into the university's athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the ...

Lt. R. S. Williamson led portions of the southern survey, aided by Lt. John Parke. It was Parke and his team who traversed ...

Looking for something to do this weekend in Central Illinois? Here's the list. Check out our roundup of the latest special ...

Central Illinois lawmakers had mixed feelings on most of Gov. JB Pritzker's address, but they did agree on one thing: their ...

Education was a main talking point in Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State address Wednesday. While the speech covered many ...

The paint scheme of locomotive No. 1616 will feature “the unique colors of Lincoln’s era,” UP (NYSE: UNP) said in a press release. It also honors steam locomotive No. 119, one of the two engines ...

All aboard the Peoria Train Fair at Illinois Central College in East Peoria. The event had more than 100 tables set up and 41 ...

The Dixon City Council was presented with a budget of about $33 million Wednesday to pay for its various capital improvement projects in fiscal 2026. The projects include the construction of multi-use ...