Q: What old retired schoolteacher selected the last two police chiefs, reorganized city government, and had extensive experience with weapons of mass destruction? A: Meet Joe Wilkins
One of the most peculiar stories to come out of the Illinois State Fair concerned an animal-doping controversy. But it quickly turned into some bad publicity for Governor Rod Blagojevich.
The starting point of the 1908 race riots stands squarely in front of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. What happened to the memorial marker?