Stunning by day, Edisto Beach State Park transforms into a celestial wonderland at night. Plus, the park offers year-round camping for those who don't mind bundling up in the winter. From ghost tours ...

A funeral home with a mini golf course. It’s like the ultimate hole-in-one for gallows humor. Located in the basement of ...

Greenwood Cemetery in Decatur Illinois is one of the most haunted places on Earth. Its dark, long and sordid history has helped make it one of the most infamous burial sites on the planet. What is now ...

New year, new adventures: here are some amazing things I can't wait to do in the Land of Lincoln in 2025.

You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or ...

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time ...

The procession from the Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park started around noon and ended at his final resting place at ...

Nothing cures a fear of small spaces quite like being chased through them by a guy with a chainsaw, right? Related: This Historic Mansion in Illinois is Said to be Haunted by Restless Spirits from the ...

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year, and they run the gamut from upping minimum wage and increasing pay ...

Luke Altmyer (9) and Aidan Laughery Illinois celebrate after a touchdown against Northwestern at Wrigley Field on November 30, 2024. Quinn Harris/Getty Share ORLANDO, Fla. — Lots of folks in SEC ...