writing about and teaching the history of slavery in Illinois for years. His book about the topic, “Bondage in Egypt, Slavery in Southern Illinois,” was published by Southeast Missouri State ...

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.

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 ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - A long-sought historical artifact returns to Franklin County, Illinois 85 years after it brought justice to one of southern Illinois' most notorious gangsters.

no one in Herrin spoke a word about what became known to history as the Herrin Massacre. Labor militancy has traditionally been a strong passion in Southern Illinois. Paul M. Angle, former ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...