Discover the history of Shurtleff College, its Civil War ties, and how it celebrated Easter, as detailed in a 1938 student ...

In May 1943, floodwaters submerged the Russell Miller Milling Co. in Alton, with efforts to pump out the water underway.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill moving to the Illinois Senate could require Arab American history for elementary and high school students. The plan requires school districts to include a unit ...

Using advanced drone-deployed LiDAR and ground penetrating radar technologies, researchers from Macedonia’s Institute and ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

She was the eldest of four children born to Harold and Pauline Eyster of Alton, Illinois. Music was woven throughout Elise's life. She grew up surrounded by musicians who played a wide variety of ...

Consider this ancient ear of maize, which Walter Hough pulled out of a New Mexico cave more than a century ago. Hough worked at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (the repository ...

Malton is considered the food capital of Yorkshire where Gentleman Jack was filmed and it is thought that the town inspired ...

Baton Rouge Police fire officer who fatally shot Alton Sterling in 2016 Police said Friday they suspended another officer involved in the fatal shooting of Sterling, a 37-year-old black man who ...

Immerse yourself in authentic Amish culture in this small Illinois town, where you can tour the local farms and maybe even ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

The holiday lasts for seven or eight days (depending on one’s community) and involves various rituals and customs aimed at remembering this pivotal moment in Jewish history. At the heart of ...