Though Joens explored many professions over the course of his career, his love for Illinois history has been at the heart of ...

Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents ...

It is also in close proximity to an urban Native American community in Chicago ... and healing for more than a dozen other Native tribes and is still home to over 100,000 tribal members in the state ...

Illinois is represented by two MLB franchises ... and Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, federally recognized tribes located in the State of Maine), NC (Licensed through Tribal Casino Gaming ...

A new Chicago casino set to open in 2026 has guaranteed 25% ownership to women and minority investors, prompting a lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed in October, accuses the Army Corps of unlawfully allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline to operate without an ...

A federal judge in Seattle has declared the tribe's nearly 50-year quest for recognition should be considered again, but this ...

Some Native American tribes say tribal members are being harassed by federal immigration agents, while others fear they could ...

The filmmakers of this emotionally powerful documentary followed Delwin Fiddler Jr. as he returned home to South Dakota after years in Philadelphia — then kept revisiting him for more than a decade.

Fly View Productions / Getty Images Some forms of taxation can work differently for Native American people because of their unique status within the United States. Tribes, as sovereign governments ...

In 1823 the Supreme Court handed down a decision which stated that Indians could occupy lands within the United States, but could not hold title to those lands. This was because their "right of ...

The Staunton Bulldogs overcame a tie to defeat Greenfield 49-41, led by Isiah Laux's 15 points.