Embark on a 20-minute journey through Illinois' rich and diverse history. From the ancient Mississippian culture at Cahokia to the pivotal role in the Civil War and the rise of Chicago as a cultural ...

How $160 million from Netscape pioneer Jim Barksdale — a newcomer to social-change philanthropy — helped make schools in his ...

You’ve got to offer people good jobs. But you know what? You’ve got to do more than that. You’ve got to have appropriate ...

At that time, there was a large population of Native First Peoples inhabiting McDonald Farm. It was this version of the property that got its first glimpse of crop cultivation — its first taste of ...