The event was held Saturday, Nov. 7 at the DeKalb Public Library

The Legacy Wall is an interactive, traveling exhibit that features over 125 mini biographies on LGBTQ+ figures throughout history. The 24-foot long, double-sided display was brought to DeKalb through a partnership between various community organizations. It will be on display through Nov. 20.

In early November 1838, the first railroad in Illinois went into operation. The train went on a symbolic, eight-mile run, introducing the state to the transportation that would dominate the next century.

A Rockford organization that works to connect, empower and transform the world — one woman at a time — will give the community a taste of India.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Tricia Alexander.

Car talk! We’ve got a fascinating conversion with an automotive technology professor about how the car industry — and auto education — has evolved. Teaching students how to repair and design the cars of the future. It’s on a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast…

Folk singer-songwriter Lucy Holden plays songs from her new, debut solo album Here I Go.

An Elgin artist is empowering others by helping them fulfill their dreams while at the same time educating the community about her culture — one that she didn’t learn about until she was an adult.

Sauk Valley area journalist Payton Felix discusses a Carroll County homicide trial and Dixon High School athletics upgrades.