If you'd rather have a guided tour, Chicago Neighborhood Tours offers bus rides between three and 4 1/2 hours long.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lumpp of Shelbyville will celebrate thier 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Mattoon.

Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods and Patricia Sullivan, manager of the city's Chicago Neighborhood Tours program, said visitors need to leave the tourist-heavy Loop and Michigan Avenue areas to really see the different ethnic and cultural corners of the city.

Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods and Patricia Sullivan, manager of the city's Chicago Neighborhood Tours program, said visitors need to leave the tourist-heavy Loop and Michigan Avenue areas to really see the different ethnic and cultural corners of the city.

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company will hold it's Behind the Curtain benefit at 7 p.m. on Oct.

This is Bob Haverstock's press forming setup for an arbor press. In the last couple of years, I've met three people who are experimenting with a process that is so new that it doesn't have an "official" name yet.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 10:15 p.m. Illinois State Senator John Sullivan held the second of many town hall meetings throughout his district tonight.

Springfield Ballet Company performs The Nutcracker Dec. 12 and 13. PHOTOSPROVIDED BYTHESPRINGFIELDBALLETCOMPANY Autumn is a busy time of year for local theater, and this year is no exception.

Get Flash to see this video. Find out why belly dancers enjoy their form of artistic expression as they perform near Allerton, Ill.

A 19-year-old central Illinois soldier who died of a non-combat-related injury in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted.

A 19-year-old central Illinois soldier who died of a non-combat-related injury in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted.

We're catching up on news after spending most of the week a half-day's drive from here and mostly unplugged.

Local businesses and several city departments plan a big kickoff tonight for the National Night Out anti-crime, anti-drug observance.

A 19-year-old central Illinois soldier who died of a non-combat-related injury in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted.

Classic Rock 105.9 is Proud to Present RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles LIVE at The University of Illinois' Assembly Hall on Wednesday, September 30th at 730PM.

The Department of Defense has identified 750 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.

Gerrick Smith, 19, died on Wednesday of a non-combat related injury. Smith's National Guard unit out of Marion was deployed in December as part of the 33rd infantry brigade combat team.

Jul. 25--DECATUR -- While the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is eager to find a new lease holder for the shuttered Eagle Creek Resort on Lake Shelbyville, under the best of circumstances, next spring is likely the earliest the facility could reopen, DNR Deputy Director Leslie Sgro said Friday.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Evanston Police Department.

Several times during the performance of "Funny Girl" you could close your eyes and swear the acclaimed actress Barbra Streisand had come to Sullivan to sing her signature songs from the movie that won her an Academy Award.