SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A historical marker dedicated Wednesday on the grounds of Illinois’ Old State Capitol commemorates the date when then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his 2008 ...

Illinois State Historical Society is honoring the 206th anniversary of Illinois gaining statehood with its Statehood Day Commemoration on Dec. 3. The commemoration will take place at Inn at 835 in ...

Author Federal Writers' Project Illinois Notes "Sponsored by Henry Horner, governor" Original edition issued in series: American guide series Date 1973 1939 Call number F539.3 .F4 1973X F539.3.F4 ...

MOUNT VERNON — The Jefferson County Historical Society will present ‘Illinois in the Inevitable: the Role of Illinois in the Civil War’ 2 p.m. Aug. 24 in the Schweinfurth Museum ...