The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War.

Demonstrators came out in cities across the U.S. to protest President Trump. Organizers of Saturday's "No Kings" ...

DECATUR — A 68-year-old Decatur resident has died as the result of a traffic crash on Rock Springs Road.

Located at 131 N. Merchant St. in downtown Decatur for more than 25 years, the store currently has a stock of bridal and ...

It suggests Trump's promise of mass deportations has limits if it threatens industries that rely on workers who are in the ...

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in a politically motivated assassination ...

When a fox says 'help' in London, there's often an ambulance on its way The injured fox is cornered in a cage, teeth bared ...

The Army will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a parade on Saturday, which happens to be President Donald Trump’s 79th ...

Hosted by the African-American Cultural and Genealogical Society of Illinois, the weekend includes the National Freedom Day ...

The Chicago city clerk is suspending the online application portal to a municipal ID program recently subpoenaed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the latest defense from local officials ...

CARTER, Clint and Sarah (Farrier), Springfield, boy, June 2. MARLAR, Cody and Rachel (Crose), Monticello, girl, June 4. DIETZ, Robert and Brittany Collins, Decatur, boy, June 5. HARGIS, Eric and ...

In the two cases charged, the victims reported contact with the woman, who took them to the back of their properties to "purportedly check for trees in need of trimming," while a man entered the ...