As we get ready to celebrate Independence Day in central Illinois, it's also time to enjoy local festivals, check out a variety of concerts, enjoy the HOI Fair and more. Here are 15 things to do in ...

There are a lot of reasons concerts are so expensive these days: Ticketmaster, streaming music, inflation. Here's how they ...

Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in ...

Water Hazard and its crew were part of the colorful, humorous and amazingly buoyant annual spectacle called the Great ...

If Candace Parker could put music to her jersey retirement ceremony, it would be “I Did It My Way,” the Jay-Z remix of Frank Sinatra’s hit. Parker’s No. 3 Los Angeles Sparks ...

The Sparks are retiring the jersey of the Illinois native and Tennessee All-American who helped define the WNBA game as a ...

Each week, "Flying Horse" features dozens of Central Illinois children's thoughts and drawings on various topics. This week: ...

Coverage of the final day of the 2025 Mississippi River Festival ...

Pride Chicago, the Midwest’s largest parade, will begin at North Halsted and West Grace Streets, heading down Halsted to ...

For many, the Fourth of July, is a time to enjoy good food, fireworks and spending time with friends and family. But for our ...

Arizona Diamondbacks player Ketel Marte shed tears during a game last week, sparking a sports-world controversy.

Last Monday, as noiselessly as a phantom, President Bola Tinubu brought home his strange friend. While an Igbo proverb says ...