Chatham man wins Illinois Bicentennial coin design contest
By Doug Finke of the State Journal Register Hayden Schumer had a lot of history and symbolism to cram onto a commemorative coin for the state’s bicentennial celebration. But Schumer, a […]
For more than 75 years, Peoria’s Ag Lab has made an impact on lives with ‘wonderful discoveries’
By Scott Hilyard Of the Peoria Journal Star PEORIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, formerly named the Northern Regional Research Laboratory, has been […]
Nauvoo home to growth of Mormon religion
This temple, which replaced the original completed in 1848, sits atop a bluff in Nauvoo, overlooking the Mississippi River. The new temple was build in 1999 and dedicated in 2002. […]
2018 Lincoln League of Journalists inducts Illinois news pioneers
By Roger Ruthhart As part of Illinois’ Bicentennial Celebration, the executive board of the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors has agreed to induct seven pioneers of Illinois journalism into the […]
Muddy Waters wrote the songs of Chicago’s blues legacy
By Jeff Johnson Courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times Since June 2017, Muddy Waters’ image has beamed down from a 10-story mural at 17 N. State St. in Chicago. But the […]
O’Hare International Airport: For many, the place to reunite with the ones you love best
By Marni Pyke Of the Daily Herald It took just seven years for O’Hare International Airport to rise from an unassuming, former aircraft factory to the world’s busiest airport in […]
Illinois changed dramatically during World War II
By Andy Kravetz Of the Journal Star World War II caused dramatic changes to Illinois’ way of life and economy. Washington, Illinois, resident Mary Kerr said the war caused everyone […]
Walgreens, America’s pharmacist, got its start in Illinois
By Christopher Placek Of the Daily Herald A pharmacist at Walgreens for 37 years, Joel Karlinsky might often see people on their worst days, coming to him for antidotes to […]
Reagan’s Illinois: A place of honor, integrity, kindness that inspired a president
By Jim Dunn Of Sauk Valley Media On Feb. 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan was riding high as he celebrated his 73rd birthday in Dixon, Illinois, the county seat of […]
The Great Migration brought more than 500,000 blacks to Illinois
By Chuck Sweeny Of the Rockford Register Star Victory Bell can still remember the night when he boarded the Illinois Central Railroad’s City of New Orleans in Durant, Mississippi, bound […]