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

SPRINGFIELD -- Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public ...

Abraham Lincoln — or at least the locomotive celebrating his memory — returned to Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Ill., ...

Discover why Springfield, Illinois is the perfect 3-day getaway from St. Louis. Explore Lincoln history, Route 66 attractions, and outdoor adventures in this fun, multi-day travel destination. Plan ...

Pontiac, Illinois, will soon be home to 10 Looking for Lincoln storyboards, historic markers that share a community's ties to the 16th president.

In honor of its 163rd birthday, Union Pacific Railroad is unveiling a new commemorative locomotive in the hometown of its ...

Abraham Lincoln argued Nance Legins-Costley's case before the Illinois Supreme Court. Indentured servitude, the equivalency of slavery, was allowed in Illinois. Legins-Costley lived for many years ...

Memorial Day 2025: Fallen servicemembers honored at cemetery in Elwood, Illinois People from all over the Chicago area took time out this Memorial Day to honor fallen service members.

Illinois state Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, views a hole in the roof of the carding mill, part of the reconstructed village of New Salem where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837, March ...

WorldAtlas ranks the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum among the best museums in Illinois. The Lincoln Home offers visitors a glimpse into ...

LAKE CITY — A bronze tablet mounted on red granite will commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 1861 visit to Lake City. The tablet will tell the story of Lincoln's stop at the town's rail depot enroute ...

Ever wanted to learn about Illinois from President Lincoln firsthand? An absurd question not long ago now is an actual opportunity for residents and tourists.