The City of Avon Landmarks Preservation Commission recognized Tom’s Country Place as an official Avon Historical Landmark at ...

Seattle Mariners second baseman Ryan Bliss landed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left biceps tear. Bliss, 25, is batting .200 with one homer, three RBIs and two stolen bases in 11 ...

William Ashbrook introduced a bill to authorize the secretary of war to provide Newark with a cannon for the Grand Army of the Republic to place in Cedar Hill Cemetery's Civil War Soldiers lot.

Two of Illinois' best museums are in Springfield, according to a site that ranks the best such places in the Prairie State.

The Mariners recalled outfielder Dominic Canzone from Triple-A Tacoma to take Robles' place on the roster. Playing right field for Seattle in the series finale at the San Francisco Giants ...

Wilson logged a power-play assist and added three hits in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Islanders. Wilson set up Alex Ovechkin's record-breaking 895th tally. It wasn't a picture-perfect pass from ...

Several area historical markers are scheduled to be cleaned April 25 to 27 as part of the National Historic Marker Weekend.

For a few years now, the Crossroads bar and distillery Tom’s Town has hosted seasonal pop-ups in its basement space: a Halloween-themed party called The Cloven Hoof, a Christmas bash called Tinsel ...

On Sunday, the Brewers placed left-handed starter Nestor Cortes on the 15 day IL with a left elbow flexor strain. The move is retroactive to April 4th. Left-handed reliever Grant Wolfram was ...

A reader emailed me. “Hey Tom, you write about old cities beneath lakes and abandoned towns. You won’t believe this secret ...

Tom Hoechst, who served as Alton's mayor from 2009-13, said that being Mayor of Alton is a "tough job." Advertisement Article continues below this ad "Everybody's got an opinion and theirs is ...