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Congressman Kenneth J. Gray’s legacy is a bridge to the future for southern Illinois

December 9, 2018November 21, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Holly Kee Of the Southern Illinois Local Media Group In 1956, a little-known freshman congressman from Franklin County in southern Illinois gave his first major speech on the floor […]

Illinois boasts a hair-raising history of beasts and legends

December 2, 2018November 19, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Phil Luciano Of the Peoria Journal Star Illinois boasts a hair-raising history rife with spine-tingling stories — and that’s just with politics. Otherwise, the state’s heritage brims with tall […]

Bicentennial editorial: Happy birthday Illinois

November 30, 2018December 2, 2018 Dennis Anderson

Illinois, our home, turns 200 on Monday. We have much to commemorate about the state, which has had a great impact on the world, from industry and statesmanship to education […]

How the University of Illinois wound up in Champaign-Urbana

November 25, 2018November 6, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Tom Kacich Of the (Champaign) News-Gazette Champaign-Urbana owes its prominence to the University of Illinois, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign owes its existence to Clark Robinson Griggs. […]

Eight films you didn’t know were filmed in Illinois

November 18, 2018November 6, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic Maybe Illinois has produced so many cool movies because it offers such a vastly diverse spectrum of locations to tell highly visual stories. […]

Barack Obama’s political career in Illinois helped shape his presidency

November 11, 2018October 22, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Chris Kaergard Of the Journal Star A decade ago, he claimed victory in the presidential campaign from Grant Park in Chicago. He announced his run — and later his […]

Illinois sent more than 350,000 soldiers to Europe during World War I

November 4, 2018September 24, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Tony Reid Of the Herald & Review Artie Bennett, a Marine from Clinton, was cut down by a hail of bullets 100 years ago in a far-flung foreign field, […]

Chicago is known for Capone, but Illinois gangsters had much wider reach

October 28, 2018October 10, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Barbara Vitello Of the Daily Herald When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicago-based Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester […]

Saukenuk was once home to Black Hawk and more than 6,000 Sauk

October 21, 2018October 2, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Roger Ruthhart Saukenuk was well-known as one of the largest native American villages in North America, but one of its residents, the warrior Black Hawk, was even better known. […]

Bloomington’s David Davis Mansion home to Abraham Lincoln’s strongest advocate

October 14, 2018September 24, 2018 Dennis Anderson

By Julia Evelsizer Of the (Bloomington) Pantagraph Grand manors make up the skylines of many Illinois communities, but the history encapsulated at the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington holds it […]

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