Starting at the northern state line between Illinois and Wisconsin and driving to the southern tip, a traveler can watch the surrounding landscape shift and change before his or her eyes.

The following is a breakdown of southern Illinois state parks that welcomed a large number of visitors and the most-visited historic site in southern Illinois in 2024: Wayne Fitzgerrell State ...

a history professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. From 1890 to the early 1920s, eastern and southern Europeans settled the area next. After the Civil War, African-Americans came nort ...

MARION, Ill. (WSIL) -- A local historian and author will be sharing the rich history of Southern Illinois. The event will be held at the Celebrations Event Center and put on by Marion Connects.

A historic covered bridge will soon be repaired ... Bremen and Chester and is the only bridge of its kind left in southern Illinois. Download the free WSIL News and Weather apps for the latest ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - It appears there was a surge of visitors at Illinois state parks and historic sites in 2024. According to Governor JB Pritzker’s office, more than 41 million visitors ...