Illinois is now home to a federally recognized tribal nation after the U.S. Department of the Interior placed portions of the Shab-eh-nay Reservation into trust, according to a statement Friday fro… ...

On Sunday, the Historical Preservation Society of the party’s Illinois chapter kicked off its Black Panther Heritage Trail project with a private celebration at the Better Boys Center for the ...

The club, bar and restaurant, which was opened in 1980 by Bill FitzGerald, is the first music venue or nightclub in Illinois to earn historical recognition. By Cindy Hernandez Jan 14, 2025, 5:24pm PDT ...

It seems a decadeslong quest for recognition is at last making ground. “I know that a lot of the pushback was, ‘Well, there’s no reservation there in Illinois, there will never be any ...

In 1874, a storm that rolled over Port Washington's coast stole a waterlogged wheat cargo ship into the depths of Lake Michigan where it has since remained, 450 feet below the surface. Around 150 ...