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At the height of World War II, scientists in the U. S. raced to build a nuclear weapon before Germany. One of the first stages of this race, the harnessing of nuclear energy, took place beneath the grandstand of a football field in Chicago.
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During World War II, the United States Army built sprawling hospital complexes across the country to treat wounded soldiers. One of the largest was built in Galesburg, Illinois.
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On this episode of Statewide, we learn why some colleges say there is too much emphasis on standardized tests in the admissions process. There is a...
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Northern Illinois was home to several German POW camps during World War II. A Hampshire man got to know one camp personally, in more ways than one.In…
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One Rochelle-area teenager used the occasion of Veterans Day to honor his great-grandfather by sharing an important part of their family's…
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Local veterans and volunteers recently repainted a World War II-era tank in DeKalb's Memorial Park but, in the process, covered up the stenciled name…