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The Tully monster is Illinois' state fossil, but until recently scientists were not sure what kind of creature it was. A team of researchers compared…
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Illinois' leaders are still stuck in a budgetary quagmire, weeks after President Barack Obama came to Springfield to call for less polarization in…
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Listen to the WUIS broadcast of the 12th Annual Lincoln Legacy Lectures, recorded at UIS Brookens Auditorium in October - a presentation of the UIS Center…
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What does a volcanic eruption in Indonesia 200 years ago have to do with Illinois? In addition to killing 100,000 people and eventually leading to cholera…
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Listen to the WUIS broadcast of the 12th Annual Lincoln Legacy Lectures, recorded at UIS Brookens Auditorium in October - a presentation of the UIS Center…
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This week, we take a historical look back at the 1964 "Bedsheet Ballot". That year, due to a disagreement over Illinois redistricting, every candidate ran…
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Illinois political history is a long-running study in character. It's a morality play intoned by a Greek chorus and a solitary plea from the wings. It's…