I grew up visiting the American Museum of Natural History regularly, and a recent visit convinced me that it's still the best museum in New York.

With help from a model train club, the Northport Historical Society & Museum has unveiled its recently refurbished diorama of the village's Main Street showing what the area looked like ...

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

Illinois has become the latest blue state to ensure transgender athletes can play girls sports. Republicans in the state are aggressively trying to change that. The Illinois High School ...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced he has awarded more than $1.3 million to public school libraries throughout the state. The grants, which are awarded ...

Meanwhile, a number of conservative counties downstate threatened to secede from the state and potentially join Indiana. The Illinois General Assembly, which has a Democratic majority in both ...

COLES COUNTY, Ill. (WEAU) - UPDATE: Illinois State Police investigation into fatal crash is complete. It is now in the hands of the National Transportation Safety Board. COLES COUNTY, Ill.

A bill that would allow Indiana lawmakers to explore welcoming in Illinois counties who wish to secede from their state is headed to the governor’s desk. On Thursday, Indiana House Bill 1008 ...

All four people died in the crash, Illinois State Police said in a statement to USA TODAY. The single-engine plane crashed at around 10:15 a.m. local time in a field near a roadway in Trilla ...

As of 5 p.m. on April 20, the plane remained on the closed roadway, according to a news release from the Illinois State Police. Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with ...