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Route 66 near Illinois Capitol
Local
9 months ago
‘Cobranded’ events part of Route 66 centennial celebration in Springfield. Here’s what’s planned

Here’s an updated list of events surrounding the centennial of the “Mother Road” in Springfield!

Black history children's books
Local
9 months ago
Families celebrate 5th annual Black Children’s Book Week in Springfield

The best part — children and adults got to leave with free books.

Lincoln Library - Springfield's Public Library
Local
9 months ago
More Black History Month activities at Lincoln Library

February is Black History Month.

Rev. Jesse Jackson
IL State News
9 months ago
Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded to include South Carolina and Washington, DC

Jackson will still lie in repose next week at the Chicago headquarters of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition with a public celebration of life and homegoing services to follow.

An artist's rendering of some of the plans to renovate the Illinois Theatre.
Local
9 months ago
Jacksonville Center for the Arts decides not to purchase Illinois Theatre

The center has not met an $8.9 million fundraising goal.

JANUARY 15, 1991 Reverend Jesse Jackson marches in anti war demonstration to draw support for a national march against war the following Saturday.
Local
9 months ago
Illinois lowers flags to half-staff for Jesse Jackson

The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Saturday, February 28.

Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his budget address on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The speech was heavy with historical references to former Illinois governors and criticisms of the Trump administration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
9 months ago
Pritzker focuses on history, ‘affordability,’ in 8th State of the State address

Speech was light on budget details, but full of criticism of Trump administration.

FILE - Democratic presidential primary candidate Jesse Jackson speaks to a group of his supporters at a rally held at a Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, April 14, 1984. (AP Photo/Rob Burns, File)
History
9 months ago
Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his politics and legacy

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators.

FILE - Jesse Jackson holds his hands up after announcing he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, with his campaign chairman Mayor Richard Hatcher, left, of Gary Ind., and Mayor Marion Barry of Washington, D.C., in Washington, Nov. 3, 1983. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, File)
History
9 months ago
AP Was There: A profile of Jesse Jackson as he prepared his 1984 campaign for the presidency

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was profiled by The Associated Press when he was a 41-year-old civil rights activist preparing his historic 1984 campaign for the presidency.

FILE - Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., right, and his aide Rev. Jesse Jackson are seen in Chicago, Aug. 19, 1966. (AP Photo/Larry Stoddard, File)
IL State News
9 months ago
Here are the tributes to the Rev. Jesse Jackson from leaders and activists

Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades.

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