But traveling there the Amish way in a horse-drawn buggy will take a day and a half. Clinging to the simple life and shunning modern conveniences, the Amish of central Illinois are just fine ...

Immerse yourself in authentic Amish culture in this small Illinois town, where you can tour the local farms and maybe even ride a horse and buggy.

•Illinois Amish Interpretive Center, 125 N. County Road 425 East, about 1 ½ blocks north of Route 133 in Arcola, is the place to begin.

But several Amish residents in town for business this week said that if the fee helps to make the roads better, it is worth their money. “We all can come up with $50,” one said.

The Illinois Amish Heritage Center invites the public to “All About Horses” will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 19 at the center. The center is located 9 miles west of Arcola through Chesterville on ...

CHESTERVILLE -- Peeking out from behind a hedgerow lining Illinois Route 133 west of Chesterville, two historic Amish homes steadfastly signify the first steps taken for the creation the new ...

The Amish community around Arthur, Illinois, and the neighboring towns numbers around 4,600 members, which makes up a major portion of the entire population. Since the community sits right at the ...

Anna Herschberger talks to ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander about Yoder's Kitchen in Arthur, IL I’m proud to be the owner of ...

The horse is as important to the Amish as more-prevalent forms of transportation are for the rest of the modern world.

Illinois Amish Politely Say “No” Documentarian wants to find six teens for British TV series By Peggy Cassidy • Published April 8, 2009 • Updated on April 9, 2009 at 6:42 am ...

An aerial view shows the scope of the effort to relocate a nearly 150-year-old barn from a Douglas County farm to the Illinois Amish Heritage Center campus in the heart of Amish country, between ...

Crowds gathered in Arthur Tuesday as two 19 th Century houses were moved on trailers to a site near Chesterville. One of the houses, which was built by Moses Yoder in 1866, is the oldest surviving ...