Leslie Odell “Slingshot” Deville, 58, passed away on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 in his residence.  Genesis 31:49- “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from another.”  He was a ...

Ted Mesiacos, who has served as Aurora’s 3rd Ward alderman since 2013, is running for mayor of Aurora in the Feb. 25 primary election.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new ...

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s Seraphina “Fin” Rose Elizabeth Affleck debuted a new hairstyle while exploring wildlife ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez heard opening statements on Tuesday in a two-week trial over the fate of Johnson & Johnson's third talcum powder bankruptcy.

The director behind 'Friday Night Lights' and 'American Primeval' talks about the creative process that takes him from ...

If only these walls could talk ... imagine the stories they'd tell,” we mused aloud as we walked through the Great Hall on ...

Ellis Island ceased to be an immigration port in 1954. But while it remains central to one of New York's most iconic images, ...

Scholar Kathryn Vaggalis has untangled the complex racial identity of Greek immigrants to America in her research of Greek ...

Will Smith initially rejected the memorable "Hitch" scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate ...

The Ellis Island Casino & Hotel is currently going through an expansion and remodel. The remodel will feature a new casino ...

Immigration is central to America's identity — and for most of us, to our family histories. As we turn away from that legacy, ...