Preservation Forward fundraiser honored individuals and organizations making a difference and raised over $680,000.

Even though the Illinois no longer exists, a small fragment of it remains to remind us of what might have been.

As Tribune photo editor Marianne Mather looked through the Tribune’s photo archive she realized that much of the city’s history has been intertwined with the Walgreens chain.

Among the foremost Illinois writers of the late 20th century was Norbert Blei, credited with 17 books and countless articles ...