American Eagle, which debuted as the world's fastest roller coaster upon its opening in 1981, has been named an American Coaster Enthusiasts Roller Coaster Landmark. The title puts American Eagle ...

The plane -- described as a single-engine, six-seater 1981 Beechcraft Bonanza A36TC with five people on board -- departed the Lancaster Airport around 3 p.m. Sunday and was headed to Springfield ...

The longest single hospitalization occurred in 1981, when John Paul spent 55 days in Gemelli for a minor operation and then to be treated for a serious infection that followed.

It was reborn as an app in 2013. The nominees also include two arcade games released in 1981: Defender, by Williams Electronics, which the Hall of Fame said proved players would embrace more ...

A designated survivor was not publicly acknowledged by name until 1981 when education secretary Terrel Bell was not in attendance for President Ronald Reagan's joint address to Congress.

The first time that a Cabinet member being kept away from a presidential speech to Congress was publicly divulged was President Ronald Reagan’s Education Secretary Terrel Bell in 1981.

“Government is not the solution to our problem,” he said in 1981. “Government is the problem.” He railed against “the welfare queen” as the public face of an inefficient social safety ...

They joined together to form the Holocaust Memorial Foundation and built the first Illinois Holocaust Museum in a storefront in 1981 – a small but important forerunner to the one I helped build ...

Esteemed Chicago journalist and former WMAQ political reporter and editor Carol Marin is among the recipients of the 2025 "Order of the Lincoln Honor," the state's highest honor for professional ...

A Cicero couple expressed heartbreak on Sunday, one day after losing their home in an explosion on their wedding day. The explosion took place at around 5 p.m. at a home in the 2200 block of ...

Editor's Note: The suspect in the Highland Park parade shooting appears to have changed his plea to guilty, which means a trial will not move forward. A sentencing date has been set for April 23 ...

Two emergency room workers were injured during a stabbing incident inside an Illinois hospital, officials say. The stabbing happened Monday, Feb. 17, at Provident Hospital in Chicago, leading to ...