The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation but was seized ...

Author and natural history educator Cindy Crosby will discuss how the tallgrass prairie, Illinois’ original garden, has been shaped by bison during a presentation at 7 p.m. April 1. The event is ...

More than 175 years ago, in the 1830s, Chief Shab-eh-nay left his Reservation in northern Illinois to visit his family in Kansas. While he was away, the U.S. government illegally auctioned off more ...

Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is ...

There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

The head fire blazed across the prairie like a flash fire [contained] and spread amazing heat for half a minute or so. As the ...

Conservative lawmakers in Illinois are sounding the alarm about a bill that could drastically change homeschooling rules in the Prairie State. The Homeschool Act, also known as HB2827, would ...

About 70 volunteers kicked off an effort last weekend to restore and preserve Gensburg-Markham Prairie in Markham.

Two finalists in the Illinois Manufacturers' Association’s Makers Madness contest are made right here in the stateline.

People stopped by for a peek inside Prairie Food Co-Op Wednesday, where the sign is up but the doors aren't open yet. "We see so many people looking in, sometimes we have to stop them from trying ...