SANDWICH —The Sandwich Historical Society made as much history as it preserved this year, and members celebrated several successful projects during a recent gathering.

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 ...

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 ...

Sandwich Earns Immortality in 'Weird Illinois' Some history really is stale. But none more than the slice dear to Steve Jenne. During the 1960 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon made a stop in ...

The Lombard Historical Society will welcome Mike Matejka as he presents “Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys” on Thursday, May 2. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the Carriage House at 23 ...