Great Jones Distilling Co. is billed as Manhattan's first distillery since the Prohibition era, and produce both bourbon and rye whiskies.

MATTOON -- Guest speaker Robert Sterling discussed 19th century soldier and abolitionist Cassius Clay's connections to Coles County during the Mattoon Rotary Club meeting on July 21.

Cassius Clay, then 17 years old, won the 175-pound Golden Gloves championship by defeating Australian Anthony Madigan in three rounds on March 25, 1959, at Chicago Stadium.

RACINE — Asked if he would ever get in a ring and box, Shawn Holmes quickly answers “absolutely not.” ...

On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach, Florida.

RACINE — The latest production at the Racine Theatre Guild invites audiences to “step into the ring with the story of a young boxer on the cusp of greatness.” “And in this Corner: Cassius ...

The Beatles met Cassius Clay in February 1964 on a trip to America just before Clay was crowned World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

So who was the original Cassius Clay? The simple answer is that he was a prominent abolitionist politician in the mid-1800s. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was appointed ...

In the June 3, 1845, issue of Cassius Marcellus Clay’s The True American a diatribe, written by “a Whig” warned all slaveowners to be vigilant for periodicals criticizing slavery. He ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to greatness began when he won a gold medal ...

Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs); was born Cassius Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, and rightfully earned the nickname “The Greatest”. During his prestigious career, there were ...