The primary draws to southern Illinois are the outdoor recreation activities in Shawnee National Forest, including hiking, ...

I had no idea that southern Illinois looked like that.” A growing number of visitors are discovering downstate as a travel destination amid recent efforts to entice more people to visit its lush ...

Here’s an inside look at the the state’s successful push to boost tourism across its inspirational southernmost region.

Thousands of people are arriving in Charlotte for the NAACP’s national convention, which kicked off Wednesday. The convention ...

1868 – The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government. 1868 – ...

The tax bill that Trump signed last week lowered royalty payments from 12.5% to 7% for companies that mine coal on public lands. The bill also has a mandate to make available for leasing 6,250 square ...

MCL to start operations in new coal mines with 35 MT reserve in Talcher area by 2029-30.

Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common obstacle to uptake of the green energy source ...

The upcoming lineup will include ‘Waiting For Godot’ and a satire about vaccine skepticism, Broadway veteran Jake Epstein.

Queensland and NSW have the most potential to host solar in abandoned coal mines, with Australia’s potential hitting 73GW, according to a study.