HIAWATHA - When Fay Clark looked out over the farmland northwest of Cedar Rapids nearly 80 years ago, he knew it could ...

In a world obsessed with bigger, faster, and louder, Princeton stands as a gentle reminder that sometimes the best life is found by slowing down, looking around, and rediscovering the joy of community ...

Several counties in central Illinois are expected to see scattered thunderstorms Friday, some which could be severe, with damaging winds and large hail. The following counties are under a ...

To learn more about IBTR, go to https://extension.illinois.edu/forestry, especially check out the interactive map of IBTR champions. The sheer size of the eastern cottonwood, the biggest tree in ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Warm weather continues across Central Illinois through the end of the week. While highs today will be similar to Monday in the upper-50s, plenty of sunshine is in the ...

A new traveling exhibit has landed in Central Illinois highlighting the state ... Journey to Freedom includes a map of the United States during the time the Underground Railroad was active. Illinois ...

Today is Saturday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2025. There are 354 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A state task force is making recommendations to enhance educational and historic remembrance of the Underground Railroad in Illinois during the 1800s. The Underground ...

Site of the Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot in Cairo - The site was part of a rapid escape route for freedom seekers who hid on board train cars, often directly assisted by free Black ...

Central Illinois is often misunderstood. People aren’t nearly as conservative as they are made out to be, nor do they cling to traditional, old-school ways as their northern neighbors in Chicago ...

Here’s a map of single-copy locations ... difficulty of its situation with respect to access to the new Illinois Central Railroad, which ran diagonally through the eastern part of what is ...

Here’s a map of single-copy locations ... of towns in Champaign County, the railroad missed the county seat in Urbana by almost 2 miles. The Illinois Central was criticized by some for missing ...