Santa Anna’s leg resides in the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield, Ill. The rest of the general was interred in Mexico City. There are at least three of Santa Anna’s prosthetic legs: the ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois State Museum (ISM) has been reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Under camouflage netting, facing a map of the seven continents, visitors to the Illinois State Military Museum begin their journey through decades of the Prairie State's ...

The Illinois State Museum retained its AAM accreditation, signifying continued excellence in the museum community.

SPRINGFIELD — To mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied Invasion, the Illinois State Military Museum, will open a D-Day 75th Anniversary exhibit on Thursday. The exhibit will run through Dec. 31.

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. soldier takes cover behind a bullet-riddled brick wall, holding his Thompson submachine gun against his right leg as he reloads. Behind him, another U.S. Soldier in a muddy ...

ATHAN YANOS and LEONARDO PINI Medill Illinois News Bureau and Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — As Black History Month came to an end last week, the Illinois State Museum honored Black Springfield ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The petition to wrest Santa Anna's leg from Illinois and bring it to Texas was flat-footed from the start. But Texas museum officials believe their heart was in the right place, ...