Here is a collection of images from the across history of Lender's Bagels, including photos regarding the bagel bakery plant in Mattoon and the annual Bagelfest there.
We look at 18 presidents who have visited the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.
We look at 18 presidents who have visited the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.
A look back at the iconic signs of the region.
A look back at the iconic signs of the region.
A look back at the iconic signs of the region.
Illinois has a colorful history, with connections to notorious mobsters, bandits and thieves since the territorial days through the Great Depression. Here are 20 outlaws and their stories:
A look back at history photos of the Charleston area.
Illinois has a colorful history, with connections to notorious mobsters, bandits and thieves since the territorial days through the Great Depression. Here are 20 outlaws and their stories:
They're on five of our state university campuses: large, castle-like buildings. Why do they look like that? Why are there so many? Read on to find out.
Snip, the horse who carried the Rural Patriot Marty Miller in the annual Arthur Fireworks show, has died of pneumonia but will be remembered in this year's show, set for July 31.
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Steve Thompson was honored in June for his work on the Coles County Historical Society's Women's Suffrage Exhibit and local preservation efforts.
The Illinois Humanities Road Scholar program is presenting this program on how corn transformed the Americas.
Charleston has its fair share of beautiful church spaces. Here's a look at some courtesy of our archives:
Take a look back at Eastern Illinois University basketball teams of the past. Discover more history at JG-TC.com/Archives.
A look back at historical photos from the JG-TC archives.
Discover more history at JG-TC.com/Archives.
Guy Fraker, a retired Bloomington attorney and Lincoln scholar, speaks at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum where he donated a letter written by Lincoln that shows a turning point in his career that ultimately led him to the White House.
The first part of the video drone series "Uniquely Illinois" looks at Abraham Lincoln's relationship to the land and people of the state.
A group of archaeology and anthropology students have been conducting a dig at Fort Kaskaskia State Park on a recently-discovered buried American fort from which Lewis & Clark recruited troops before their historic journey. Through a program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, gr…
Many of the places from Mattoon's past that the Cycle into History tour visited on Saturday are long gone, but guide Chris Suerdieck shared vivid descriptions to help ensure these locations are not forgotten.
The Cycle into History ride will take participants on a 90-minute, 5-mile route on June 26 in Mattoon.
Miller Park Zoo has filled Bloomington residents with surprise and joy over more than 100 years. Here's a look back: