Hundreds gathered in Metropolis, Illinois, for the annual Superman Festival, a celebration of unity, hope, and community. The ...

For nearly 50 years, the small community in southern Illinois has celebrated the Man of Steel with the Metropolis Superman ...

Domenico Stinellis/AP Photos Share SPRINGFIELD — A state legislator wants to generate revenue through commemorative license plates to help pay for a statue of Pope Leo XIV at the Illinois ...

Illinois offers diverse ... Visit Superman’s hometown of Metropolis, where fans can visit Superman Square and take your picture taken with the 15-foot-tall statue of the Man of Steel.

Did you know Illinois is Superman’s home state? In 1972, the state legislature declared Metropolis his hometown ... building a 15-foot statue of him in front of their courthouse, and even ...

Ready to learn why this massive Superman statue is a must-see on your next adventure? Venturing into Metropolis, Illinois feels like stepping into the pages of a comic book. Signs welcoming you to the ...

The redditor's caption read: "Set photos reveal that Metropolis ... was created, per Illinois Public Media. The city also is home to the famous 15-foot-tall Superman statue and the Super Museum ...

He pored over local newspapers and picture books, even police records, and read up on such Illinois esoterica as the Superman statue in Metropolis and exotic animal sightings in DeKalb.

Tens of thousands of tourists stop off Interstate 24 each year to pose beneath a 15-foot Superman statue ... served as a Metropolis city attorney explained that, under Illinois law, the mayor ...