After President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, more than 180,000 African-American soldiers fought in the Union Army, in regiments and battalions that often, unsurprisingly, drew the most thankless and unpleasant assignments, with li

The 8th Annual Celebrate Douglass Photography Contest will offer rewards of $25 for winners in each division for photographs celebrating life in and around Douglass.

GRAYSLAKE -- The College of Lake County board approved a balanced operating budget of $83.2 million Tuesday for the college's 2009 fiscal year, which covers the period from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009. The board took the action following a public hear

Microsoft's effort to provide a little privacy for Windows users has instead turned into a very public black eye . There was a near-immediate outcry saying that, without proper safeguards, what was intended as a benefit could turn into a big headache for

CHARLESTON — The traveling exhibition Cultivating Creativity 2007-2008: Consolidated Communications Children’s Art Exhibit finishes its year-long tour with a presentation in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University’s Booth Library, August 11 — 21