At the scene, police said they found the vehicle that had been involved in the crash, but the driver had fled before officers ...

President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

On September 16, 1968, a unit became the only Illinois National Guard unit called into active duty during the Vietnam War.

As Delbert Jackson turned right onto the clean, sandy-paved stretch of Martin Luther King Drive, his chin lifted with quiet ...

Wikimedia Commons/Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign Martin Luther King Jr. planned ...

A 17-year-old is the third suspect charged with first-degree murder in the June 20 shooting death in South Peoria.

As survivors begin recovery efforts, state and local emergency responders continue to search for missing people in several ...