A 30-year-old social worker from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Sweeney was looking for a destination to recover from burnout. The ...

Forty miles north, artist Robert Ryan, 61, stopped to inspect a detail in the mural he’s painting on a storage building along ...

Tucked away in east-central Illinois along Interstate 70, Casey (rhymes with “racy”) sits almost exactly halfway between St. Louis and Indianapolis, making it the perfect unexpected detour on a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A gunman walked into the state Capitol and shot an unarmed security guard to death Monday before stashing the weapon in the trunk of his car and ...

Nearby Lincoln Trail State Park provides opportunities for hiking, fishing, and camping for those who want to extend their visit and enjoy the natural beauty of east-central Illinois. The park’s lake ...