Illinois

On December 30th, 1903, the Iroquois Theater, located in Chicago, IL, lit up in flames. It was the deadliest theater...

Near the Mississippi River, mounds built by the Mississippian people, tower over the floodplains. The mounds are the remnants of...

In the 1970’s, a group of apocalypse-fearing people led by Richard Kieninger created the town of Stelle, Illinois. In the...

Most people have heard about the Flying Dutchman patrolling the oceans or even the abandoned Mary Celeste. America's inland seas...

Starved Rock State Park, two hours southeast of Chicago, is one of the most beautiful spots in Illinois. The park...

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The "Great Flood of 1993" occurred from May to October along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers . The devastating flood...

According to legend, a July 4th full moon illuminates a phantom, funeral procession complete with wagons and apparitions in 18th-century...

This is a collection of photos documenting life on the railroad in 1940’s Chicago, from the Library of Congress’ Farm...

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, packing a flatboat in Pennsylvania and floating down the Ohio River was the...