President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Friday designating the site of a 1908 race massacre in Springfield, Illinois, a national monument. For two nights in August 1908, a White mob laid siege to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum (AAHM) is currently being renovated, but once it re-opens the museum will launch it's new 1908 Race Riot ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — We are back for another One Tank Trip. This time, we're on the Illinois side of the river, visiting the state capital. Just over an hour and a half from St. Louis, Springfield, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — When it comes to history, there are names and stories many people may never know — unless someone takes the time to preserve them. That’s the mission of the African American ...

Summer in Springfield continues to show residents and visitors exactly why Illinois’s capital of 100,000 comes alive when the sun makes its long-awaited debut. The birthplace of the 16th president, ...

Springfield History Museum's newest exhibit shines a light on the city's early motorcycle culture. “Motorcycles in Springfield, 1900-1939” is a new temporary exhibit featuring historic motorcycles, ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may never have made it to Springfield except for a unique set of events. King delivered his only Springfield speech to some 4,000 delegates − and apparently a few ...

A new Springfield, Illinois, boat tour offers Route 66 fans a rare ride along a submerged alignment of the Mother Road — and ...