Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic ...

Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had ...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – More than 175 years after their ...

The River to River Trail Society has announced that its fifth free public hike of the 2025 spring season will be at 10 a.m.

The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but stolen by the federal government 20 years later.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — One man is dead after Springfield police said he jumped off a bridge into the Sangamon River. It happened around noon today in the northern part of the city. Springfield police ...

The public is invited to learn new gardening skills alongside Logan County Master Gardeners during the annual Russel Allen Garden Day. Session topics will include Growing Microgreens, Herbs, Spring ...

Virgin River season 7 is returning for another season on Netflix following the launch of season 6 last Christmas which was one for the history books. Bookended by the big wedding between Jack and Mel, ...

Your device does not support the audio. SPRINGFIELD – The 2025 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 5 at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. An early ...

ILLINOIS VALLEY, Ore. -- The Upper Illinois River Watershed Post-Fire Restoration Project is nearing its completion. Crews helped with the replanting and remediating of trees and shrubs devastated by ...

Christopher David Benda stands along side the state champion bald cypress, No. 2 on the Illinois Big Tree Register, in the Cache River ... check out the interactive map of IBTR champions.