Hop aboard the Lincoln Service line for a nostalgic ride through Illinois, where historic Route 66 towns and charming ...

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A Central Railroad of New Jersey passenger train, the Philadelphia Flyer, with 210 souls descended Wilkes-Barre Mountain in Laurel Run on Jan. 26, 1920.

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Residents and guests at the Covenant Living Holmstad in Batavia learned about “Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on ...

U.S. Geological Survey officials reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake happened early Tuesday near Ohlman in central Illinois. The USGS said the quake happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. about 3 miles ...

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Eric Krupa absorbed the history lessons of his first-grade teacher at Harrison Street School in Geneva but wanted further proof to verify what he was hearing. This is what happens when a youngster ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Several Central Illinois schools have already announced plans to be closed on Friday ahead of the ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded about a half an hour south of Taylorville in the early morning hours of Jan. 20. The earthquake happened in the village of Ohlman at 1:27 a.m., according to the ...