Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday, Aug. 1, signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative ...

While many of the show’s characters are based on or inspired by real historical figures, J.P. Morgan is one of the few who is ...

The Georgia-Pacific mill, a major employer and taxpayer in Blakely, closed due to its inability to compete in the current market, leaving many workers unemployed. The closure has had a devastating ...

Julian Fellowes's The Gilded Age season 3 continues the increased conflict between old money and new ambition.

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad was one of many railroads that served the Alton area industries. The depot at Godfrey, located off Pearl Street, served many of the lines that were funneled ...

Illinois, of course, is famous for other connections to the rail industry. In 1851, the federal government gave a huge land grant to a company called Illinois Central Railroad.

The Gilded Age season 3 is giving George Russell far more business trouble than ever before, but one episode 6 event was ...

An 1869 view of downtown Champaign shows angular ‘north-south’ streets between present-day Washington Street and Springfield Avenue running parallel to the Illinois Central Railroad tracks ...

An 1869 view of downtown Champaign shows angular ‘north-south’ streets between present-day Washington Street and Springfield Avenue running parallel to the Illinois Central Railroad tracks ...