Karl Probst of Lerna was named Coles County Farmer of the Year at Red, White & Blue Days on July 3 in Charleston.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with political polarization and a heat wave as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday. President Donald Trump plans ...

The United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence with parades, fireworks and patriotic celebrations across the country, as a sweltering heat wave and political divisions shape this ye ...

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them ...