The yearlong bicentennial celebration honoring two centuries of statehood has begun.
Click here for the first 20 entries in the History category.
Like any milestone birthday or anniversary, bicentennials are a good excuse to look back, look forward and, most of all, have some fun.
In Travel, we're marking the occasion with a 200 To-Do List: two hundred things every Illinoisan should do — or see, eat and drink — at least once in a lifetime. Read more in the Chicago Tribune.