Uniquely is a series of stories that explore the history, landmarks, culture and people that make southwestern Illinois a unique place to live. Got ideas? Send them to [email protected]. Metro-east ...

In the American Midwest, a mysterious location exhibits the ancient ingenuity of the indigenous people of North America. The Cahokia Mounds site stands on the other side of the river from what is now ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. COLLINSVILLE — The days of squinting at a sun-dried interpretive sign are coming to an end it seems. Innovations in mixed reality ...

CHICAGO -- While she was teaching, architectural historian Sally A. Kitt Chappell specialized in modern buildings and city planning, but in retirement she has turned her eyes to some of Illinois' ...

COLLINSVILLE – The Cahokia Mounds Museum Society, which has supported Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site since 1978, has received an award of excellence from the American Association of State and ...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is one of the most studied Native American sites in the country. Recently, Saint Louis University professors, students and visiting scholars ...

COLLINSVILLE — A movement to designate Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site as part of the National Park System may be picking up again. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have reintroduced a ...

1981 Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site - Map of the inscribed property 2016 Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site - Map of the inscribed property Clarification / adopted 2016 Cahokia Mounds State ...

ST. LOUIS — A recent study has cast doubt on the long-held belief that drought, caused the decline of Cahokia, a once-thriving Native American settlement near present-day St. Louis. The Cahokia Mounds ...

NMAIMAI copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature. Introduction / Ryan M. Parish and Charles H. McNutt -- ...

The ancient North American city of Cahokia had as its focal point a feature now known as Monks Mound, a giant earthwork surrounded on its north, south, east and west by large rectangular open areas. A ...