You’ve heard of Mayan cities of gold. You’ve heard of Aztec blood-filled temples. So why haven’t you heard about the sprawling structures of North America’s Cahokia?

Over the last 200 years or so, abandoned places in Illinois have undergone a transformation, adopting a more modern character ...

Historian Tom Emery is releasing a book that highlights Illinois' leaders and their role in the Revolutionary War ahead of ...

New archaeological research challenges long-held assumptions about why ancient hunter-gatherers built the monumental earthworks at Poverty Point in Louisiana some 3,500 years ago. Rather than serving ...

First-round results and this weekend’s second-round Illinois High School Association state football playoff matchups around ...

Route 66 turns 100 years old in 2026 presenting the country an opportunity to authentically rewrite the narrative of the Mother Road, so-named by John Steinbeck in his 1939 novel, “The Grapes of Wrath ...

When: 7 p.m. Friday. Playoff history: Elgin is making its 14th playoff appearance. The Maroons own a 7-12 career record in ...

In what surely has to be one of the most significant first-round matchups in IHSA state football playoff history, longtime ...

You may know Illinois for Chicago and the big-city experience. Still, some of my favorite stops in the Prairie State are ...

As Harrison noted, East has grown accustomed to playoff trips north. In 2022, East lost in the first round at South Elgin, 28-20; in 2023, the Lancers defeated East Aurora at home, 70-0, before losing ...

JERSEYVILLE — Jersey Community High School’s wrestling program has unveiled a new Wall of Fame to honor its most accomplished ...