SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Copper thieves have struck at Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield. An employee recently noticed that a copper statue atop the tomb was missing a 3-foot-long sword. The statue is of ...

Presidential gravesites and memorials can be found across the United States — in small villages, bustling cities and quiet family estates. Some memorials are grand and elaborate; others are simple and ...

The East Moline Public Library is trying to put together a bus trip to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and the Lincoln Tomb. It will be on Sunday, August 16th. Cost will be $30.00 ...

This famous Illinois landmark apparently is home to Central Illinois' most prestigious spirit—that of the 16th president of the United States himself. According to Troy Taylor, before the murdered ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Thieves have nabbed a 3-foot-long copper sword atop Lincoln's Tomb in what is believed to be the first theft at the site in more than a century. An employee noticed last week that the ...