Illinois passed a law in 2017 recognizing “Indigenous Peoples Day” as the last Monday in September each year, but it has not replaced Columbus Day on the official calendar of state holidays.

Illinois returns nearly 1,500 acres of stolen land to state's first federally recognized tribe The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi ...

Chicago, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landmarks Illinois has announced its 2025 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois, calling attention to 10 culturally and architecturally significant ...

Historic meeting in Illinois paved the way for Black citizens’ rights by: Tyra Martin, Micah Materre. Posted: Feb 3, 2025 / 10:20 PM CST. Updated: Feb 3, 2025 / 10:23 PM CST.

Illinois state Rep. Wayne Rosenthal, R-Morrisonville, discusses the collapse of a portion of a barn that is part of the reconstructed village of New Salem, where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to ...