The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, launched in June, is a $500,000 state-funded initiative that sponsors free DNA tests ...

Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans recover their ancestral ties to Africa.

Overcoming racism is a long-term struggle that requires understanding contexts, approaching the topic as a Christian ...

On her first outing with a running club, Bria Black got passed. A lot. “They were so sweet and so welcoming, but they were ...

Originally published on Prison Writers Jereme Clark describes the living conditions in the East Moline Correctional Center which he says has urine on the floors from leaky toilets, black mold ...

West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri QUINCY — Local nonprofits received a total of $305,881.67 in grant funding from ...

The mural would be placed on a city owned building in Laura Leake Park. The Centralia Juneteenth Committee, in partnership ...

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The Gwinnett Stripers, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball, have announced their schedule for the 2026 season. The team’s 17th campaign as the Triple-A International League affiliate of the ...

The 101st Annual Hoosier Art Salon at the Indiana State Museum will feature 145 works of art from 33 Indiana counties and 6 ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Coca-Cola Park was all about baseball and celebrating Juneteenth Thursday night. Karen Britt, President of Juneteenth Lehigh Valley, told 69 News, "Juneteenth Lehigh Valley, we ...

Chicago police officers carry Bernie Sanders, 21, to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue in August 1963. He was charged with resisting arrest, ...