Illinois is famous for Chicago’s skyline and Abraham Lincoln’s legacy, but hidden across the Prairie State are dozens of abandoned towns frozen in time. These forgotten communities once buzzed with ...

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The answer dates back to 1703, when the French controlled the Illinois Country. That year a Jesuit group established its mission along the east bank of the Mississippi River to minister to the ...

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Funeral services have been set for a 9-year-old girl who drowned in the Kaskaskia River. Ava Leona Delilah Baker of Mattoon was reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 2 and she was found on Sunday, Aug. 3 ...

First responders in Fayette County recovered the body of a nine-year-old girl Sunday morning after she disappeared in the Kaskaskia River the day prior. Hallmark Fans Bombard Alison Sweeney After She ...

SALEM, Ill. — A number of Illinois towns are cleaning up after days of rain caused flash flooding across the region. That includes areas near the Kaskaskia River, which is hovering around moderate ...

ST. LOUIS — Multiple tornado warnings have been issued for the St. Louis area as meteorologists issued a Weather Impact Alert day throughout Wednesday. Click here to see the active weather watches and ...

MODOC — The 2025 Kaskaskia Eagle Fest event will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Jerry F. Costello Lock & Dam, 4800 Lock and Dam Road, Modoc. Join us for eagle watching and meet some ...

As many as 40,000 people have come to see this roadside attraction: a metal dragon as big as a school bus, with a flamethrower in its mouth. World’s largest ball of twine; the state’s biggest rocking ...

“Immaculate” is not a word most people would use to describe the Mississippi River’s famously muddy waters. But Father Jacques Marquette was not most people. The Jesuit explorer, who came from France ...