Forgotten Civil War Memorial found in Alton apartment building ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

Flags in Iowa will be at half-staff on Saturday, June 28, in honor of a World War II veteran whose remains had been missing since 1945.

To the editor: America is currently biting the dust with strife like we have not seen since the Civil War. Meanwhile, the good guys are standing on the sidelines with their hands in their pockets ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset.

The City of Springfield celebrated the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth with a flag-raising ceremony and a special musical concert.

Mayor Sarno, Congressman Richard Neal, State Representative Bud Williams, and Springfield’s Brethren Community Foundation will be holding Springfield’s annual Juneteenth commemoration with the ...

The great-grandson of a civil rights icon spoke at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum this week in celebration of Juneteenth.

A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.