National Park Service

A study examined the remains of the homes burned during the 1908 Springfield Race Riot and other sites and buildings around Springfield that played an important role in the riot and its aftermath.

The building is now one of more than 700 sites in the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

The site of a deadly race riot in Springfield has been added to the national African American Civil Rights Network. Only 30 locations have received…

Employees at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site are still anxious, despite being back at work for a week after the shutdown ended.On Friday, the…

The site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot could soon become a National Historic Monument.In 2014, archaeologists uncovered five houses that were burned…

The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is already a National Historic Landmark and a World Heritage Site. Now, there's an effort to elevate the status of…

An effort to create a national park at former town site in western Illinois remains stalled in the US Senate. Congressman Aaron Schock, a Republican, is…

The historic home of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield would be among the victims of a federal shutdown Monday night.During a shutdown, the federal…