In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most ...

A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on ...

The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appears to be happening with some frequency.

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from ...

Two people died after an accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate-55 early Monday. Illinois State Police said the crash at about 1 a.m. occurred at milepost 87.5 south near Lake Springfield and ...

Brandon chats with Eric Zehnder, founder of Quantum River World. Quantum River World ( a pioneering online platform dedicated to individual empowerment as ...

When Illinois Times last wrote about environmental engineer Michael Keebler in August 2015, his situation was grim. The U.S. government had filed seizure notices for multiple assets, including his ...

The price of crude oil briefly neared $120 a barrel Monday as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei the supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states.

World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel.

A Republican push to alter the census may lead to a radical shift in redistricting for state legislatures — drawing districts ...

Geese's iconic "V" formations and trademark squawks can be seen and heard overhead as they go back and forth to the south through the year. But what does it take for such a long trip?