JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. – A group of Jefferson County, Illinois taxpayers have filed a lawsuit in a push to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county’s courthouse, citing concerns ...

President Biden on Friday will announce the creation of a new National Monument on the site of the 1908 Springfield race riot, which the Northern Illinois University Library describes as a "race war," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on Friday to designate the “Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument” on the 116th ...

QUINCY — The Illinois Veterans' Home at Quincy will be home to a new monument honoring the men and women who have taken part in the city's history of drum and bugle corps. The monument, designed in ...

Supporters said President Joe Biden should create a monument in Springfield to highlight the history of U.S. race riots and one of the country’s worst examples of mass racial violence. Community ...

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Should some Heartland historical areas be added to the list of National Parks and Monuments? Today, local leaders discussed the impact of what a National Park ...

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IMAGE: A sign for a Springfield walking tour commemorates the city’s 1908 race riot, just blocks away from the Capitol. On Friday, President Joe Biden designated part of the riot location a national ...