Op-ed: The move to a rural community reveals the ‘other’ Illinois
It would take a tornado to topple the Trump 2020 signs in Downstate Illinois. Ten months after the election, the "us vs. them" thinking in west central Illinois symbolizes a...
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Flashback: Dick Van Dyke found his footing on the stage in his beloved hometown of Danville
It was standing room only at Danville High School's production of "Bye Bye Birdie." Crowds are not unusual at school performances in this arts-loving Illinois town, but the mood was...
Flashback: Tucked away in rural Illinois is the site of America’s first town founded by a free Black man. His descendants want you to know its history.
The pages of history turn agonizingly slow, particularly when chronicling the lives of African Americans. What else explains why the story of Free Frank McWorter, the first Black person to...
Year 2020: Even Zoom can’t slow down our grandparenting time
Note: The baiduhai Editorial Board invited readers to share their stories of 2020, a year made challenging by the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest and a contentious presidential election. We...
Commentary: Searching for Nellie, a woman lost to history
For most of my life, I have been haunted by a portrait of a woman lost to history. She died nearly a century ago at the age of 19. Her...