Macomb

Life doesn't move fast in this Illinois place and that's a very good thing.

The effort honors the game's original creator who is from the town.

A small town in Illinois will soon have a claim to the "World's Largest Monopoly Board" and it makes sense because the game's inventor was born there!

I admit I did a double-take when I first saw this, but it is not a mirage, it's real. Someone in Macomb is trying to give away racing pigeons. Yes, racing pigeons.

This small town in the Tri-State area has a huge claim to fame, and I think it is something that needs to be celebrated!

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magie, who was born in Macomb, invented the world’s most popular board game we now know as Monopoly!

What are your summer plans? Are there any upcoming concerts you're really looking forward to? There will be plenty of opportunities to see your favorite stars during the summer months. Here are a few concerts taking place around the region in June...

I'm always seeing lists online of "the coolest cities in America" or "the best cities in America" or "the best cities to ... fill in the blank." Every time I see one of these stories, I read it. Sometimes local and regional cities make these lists. Forbes named Quincy one of the "best small places to raise a family" a few years ago. Once, Hannibal was among

If you get the chance to watch the Little League World Series on television, there is a chance you maybe able to see a local man umpiring one of the games! Macomb native Bob Rigg was selected to be one of the umpires for this year's event in Williamsport, Pennsylvania...

Amtrak travelers between Chicago and Quincy will now be allowed to take small cats and dogs with them for $25 in the first test in the nation of what could become a system wide pets-on-board Amtrak policy. The Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg trains will be the first Amtrak testing grounds for the service.