(WTAP) -On March 13, 1865, with the main Rebel armies facing long odds against much larger Union armies, the Confederacy, in a desperate measure, reluctantly approves the use of Black troops. The ...

Grant's Farm is open for the season! The 280-acre historical site was owned by former President Ulysses S. Grant in the 1850s, and now it's an animal park.

A Senate vote to reopen the Department of Homeland Security failed on Thursday as the standoff over funding the department approached a second month. Democrats demanding significant restrictions on ...

Find out which middle and high schools in Los Angeles County are now designated as a California Distinguished School.

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These dreamy Illinois weekend escapes are packed with charm, scenic beauty, and the kind of relaxing vibe that makes a trip memorable.

Travel through time in Illinois! Discover historic towns, theaters, and landmarks where the past still lives in brick streets and grand old buildings.

Will Donald Trump’s Washington arch celebrate the American republic’s independence from Britain in 1776, or its subsequent ascendance as an imperial power in its own right?

Petersburg is your answer, and it won’t cost you much more than a tank of gas and a good lunch. This little town sits right in the heart of Lincoln country, and you can feel the history in every brick ...

Pueblo’s grand celebration of the arrival of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway began promptly at dawn March 7, 1876, with a 38-gun salute from an artillery piece lent from Fort Lyon – “37 ...