Uniquely is a series of stories that explore the history, landmarks, culture and people that make southwestern Illinois a unique place to live. Got ideas? Send them to [email protected]. Metro-east ...

Monk's Mound in Cahokia Mounds State Park, on U.S. 40, east of Fairmont City and west of Collinsville, is the world's largest man-made earthen memorial. It merits a visit from every loyal Illinois ...

Mound A at Poverty Point World Heritage Site is the largest mound at the site. Located just west of the enclosure of ridges, mound A, which stands more than 70-feet high and measures 640-feet along ...

These ants are aggressive and will bite. They build huge mounds that kill the vegetation around them, including trees. And a massive infestation of them was recently reported in Holmes County. Here's ...

Archaeologists found a 5,300-year-old burial mound, or long barrow, with 30 graves during highway construction near Lípa, photos show. Photo from the Department of Archaeology at the University of ...

Wisconsin is host to a plethora of spaces that represent the relationship between humans and their environments, from the petroglyphs at Roche-A-Cri State Park to the Aztalan Village at Aztalan State ...