Illinois may be know as the Land of Lincoln, but the attractions it offers for kids and families go beyond the 16th president and the Windy City. There are lots of fun, quirky, active, outdoorsy, ...

Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...

Out with the old and in with the new, the Edwardsville chapter of the Daughters of American revolution donated 100 flags to ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

House Speaker Todd Huston's priority bill to launch a commission discussing redrawing the state boundary earned Democratic ...

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The Illinois Secretary of State’s office voting deadline is today, Feb. 14. Voters can choose from 10 designs for a new flag, ...

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The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says a new trade war would impact every aspect of the state’s economy. Jerry Costello tells Brownfield, “These tariffs only affect you if you ...

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was ...

CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided ...