Work on the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum at the Coles County Fairgrounds is nearing completion, but a lot still needs to be ...

Central Park Plaza | Various downtown Jacksonville businesses participating. Morgan County Fair: Morgan County Fairgrounds, 110 N. Westgate Ave. Gate admission: $5; Sunday: free | For more information ...

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, both Democrats from Illinois, announced $942,571 in ...

"I said, 'Well, maybe a little bit of Lincoln and make it a festival that appeals to the 30-plus crowd,'" recalled Puglia, who was then working for the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau. "It ...

Reservations are being taken at 217-235-5661 for the Coles County Historical Society’s July 21 Founder’s Day Dinner, which will feature a presentation on Mary Todd Lincoln.

In grade school, I lived in Springfield, Illinois. When family or friends visited, we would invariably take them to see ...

A rare 21-star flag is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield. Illinois became the 21st ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum kicked off its Independence Day celebration by unveiling a rare 21-star ...

An ultra-rare 21-star American flag will go on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ahead of ...

Union Pacific marked its 163rd birthday by unveiling its No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive in Springfield, Illinois—President Lincoln’s hometown and the birthplace of the Pacific Railway Act. The ...

Union Pacific, celebrating its 163rd birthday, brought its newest commemorative locomotive honoring founder President Abraham ...

Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public viewing on July 1.