STEPHENSON COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - An estimated $1.1 million project to upgrade a rail crossing near Lena is approved by the ...

The last interurban car left the Illinois Terminal Railroad's Alton depot in March 1953, marking the end of the electric car ...

House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, appears to be entirely serious about his idea for Indiana to negotiate with Illinois about the Hoosier State absorbing up to 33 Illinois counties whose voters ...

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, located at 1 Confluence Way in East Alton, will host a morning and evening Frog Watch Community Science Training at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on ...

The Rotary Club of Jerseyville will host their annual Chilifest at First Baptist Church, located at 200 W. Pearl St. in Jerseyville at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4. There will be chili, vegetable soup, ...

Brooklyn, Illinois is a beacon of resilience and freedom. As the oldest Black town in the United States, Brooklyn also helped ...

Social Security benefits and Railroad Retirement benefits are also exempt from Illinois state income tax. Illinois has a 6.25% state sales tax. Localities can add as much as 4.75%, and the average ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A year after devastating wildfires engulfed the Panhandle, killing three people and burning millions of acres, Texas lawmakers have filed a slate of legislation aimed at ...

At 4:45 p.m., the Chicago & Alton Railroad’s fast Chicago-St. Louis ... Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, IL), April 14, 1964. “Five-Year-Old Boy Taken From Pilot of Chicago Train.” ...

Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. From 1–3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, Eric Robinson and Jared Hennings will provide a bus tour of important locations ...