‘Juneteenth’ becomes official state holiday
— June 16, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The day that marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when some of the last enslaved Americans learned that they had been freed is now an official state holiday in Illinois….
Tag: Civil War
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Leavitt: Swapping horses in midstream
— April 15, 2020The last act of the ironic tragedy that is 2020 may be the reelection of President Donald Trump. We may bring him back despite all he’s done to convince us we’d be chumps for even…
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Tazewell County news briefs
— May 1, 2019TAZEWELL COUNTY New law gives opens Civil War papers to the public The Tazewell County Clerk’s Office is proud see passage this afternoon by the Illinois State Senate of SB 1007,…
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Cook County Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery
— June 14, 2017For the third year in a row, on June 17, Maywood resident Mike Rogers will dress himself in a Civil War-era Union Army uniform and climb to the balcony of the restored Home for Soldiers’ Widows,…
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150 years later and it seems Civil War still going on
— April 20, 2015It was 150 years ago this month (April 9) that Lee surrendered to Grant. How long do you think it will be before the Civil War ends? I ponder this question since I’m kind of a…
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Civil War Days event canceled again in Lake County
— July 3, 2019The 27th annual edition of the Civil War Days, which were slated to take place July 13-14, has been canceled for a second time, due to security concerns, and will not take place this…
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Stories untold: Carbondale woman chronicles Southern Illinois’ black Civil War soldiers
— February 7, 2019For 50 years, Corene McDaniel has walked through the rows of graves at Mound City National Cemetery to visit her father, who lies in rest there alongside thousands of other veterans….
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Macoupin County group works to restore Civil War cannon
— March 29, 2016After successful efforts to restore two Civil War flags, members of a central Illinois Civil War group are now working to restore a historic Civil War-era cannon. The Macoupin County…
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