Illinois, the Prairie State, is known for its towering skyscrapers, charming small towns and diverse neighborhoods. According to Census population data, the Illinois population is the fifth-largest in ...

Subhas Chandra Bose was under house arrest, yet he pulled out a daring escape from his Elgin Road residence in Calcutta to ...

Down and out Sharon [Pauline] moves from her Edmonton council flat to live with her sister Tracey [Linda] in her upmarket ...

St. Thomas and Elgin are lookin’ very good these days at the Elgin County Heritage Centre. A new exhibition pulls historical ...

Charles Byrne, born in 1762, standing at approximately 7 feet, 5 inches tall was hailed as the tallest man in the world. He ...

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink: 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily through Sunday, Feb. 2, at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., ...

So there you have it, folks – ten flea markets that prove Illinois is the Land of Lincoln and the Land of Limitless Treasures ...

Elizabeth Marlowe, founder of the Museum Studies Program at Colgate University, gave a lecture on decolonizing museums ...

A grant program designed to help restore homes in Elgin's historic districts is back for its 30th year and has added a new ...

“What we’re doing here is preserving history,” said Kathleen Jamieson, fundraising chair for for the museum in South Elgin. “Many of the trains we have here sit on the line on which they ...

Keith Rollinson, 58, died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest following the assault at a bus station in Elgin in February 2024. The 16-year-old, who was 15 at the time of the incident and ...