Ryan McCrady talks to ciLiving contributing host, Tommy Bickham about the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield ...

Illinois' best-known city might be Chicago, but outside that bustling metropolis, the state also offers a capital sure to ...

Stowed secretly in Lincoln's pocket. We dig into the family story of a secret message etched inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket ...

The cold, dark days of winter may be upon us, but area stages will be merry and bright with plenty of music, dance and theater shows to keep us entertained. Here’s a sampling of what we have to look ...

Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Who holds the record for the most turkey pardons? A look at the Thanksgiving tradition.

Truman was not the first president to pardon a turkey; he was, however, the first to receive turkeys from the National Turkey ...

As President Donald Trump prepares to pardon a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving, take a look back at the history of the merciful tradition.

Thanksgiving is here, and it is the perfect time to talk turkey. That includes local parks where visitors can spot turkeys.

Every Thanksgiving, the President pardons a turkey in a quirky White House ceremony -with Waddle and Gobble being the lucky ...

From the west side to downtown and beyond, area businesses and organizations are preparing for this season with cheerful events, shopping and nostalgic traditions for the whole family. We’ve charted a ...

The tradition of "pardoning" turkeys at the White House has been a pre-Thanksgiving ceremony for many years, but how did it ...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated ...