Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon ...

MARION, IL (WSIL) - The Gem, Mineral, Fossil, & Jewelry show comes back to Marion on April 12th & 13th. It will take place at The Pavilion in Marion. Admission is $2 for adults and free for those ...

MARION, Ill. (WSIL) -- Authorities responded to a traffic crash in Marion on Monday morning. The crash happened at the intersection of DeYoung Street and Walton Way. At least two vehicles were ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal ...

Deerfield Public Schools District 109 has responded to a federal Title IX investigation that was launched over allegations of administrators forcing middle school girls to change in the same ...

Marion, a city known for its efforts in community development and infrastructure, has advanced to the third round of the Strongest Town contest. The city is competing against Decorah, Iowa, for a ...

Ohio State Marion and the Marion Women's Club & Home received an award for their collaborative efforts in engaged scholarship. The partnership allows students to explore the club's extensive ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Crews responded overnight to a massive house fire in Marion County. The fire broke out at a home in the 4900 block of SE 169th Avenue in Ocklawaha at 1:17 a.m. The 3,500 ...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announced on Thursday that it is launching an investigation into the Illinois Department of Education, the Chicago Public School District ...

The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is arguing in federal court that a state “human rights” law is infringing upon its freedoms of religion and speech as well as the freedoms of a pregnancy ...

MARION, Va. — Baseball is making a comeback in Marion, Virginia, with the introduction of a new summer collegiate baseball team, the Hungry Mothers. Named in honor of the local state park, the ...