Today marks the 163rd anniversary of Antietam. Those who say they’re ready for civil war should stop and think about what ...

In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

A new statue of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation will be unveiled at the African American Civil War ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum will play host to Civil War historian J. Matt Ward, who will discuss the social and ...

In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President ...

Discover Lincoln’s life through 100 rare artifacts in a new exhibit and book at the Springfield museum, part of its 20th anniversary celebration.

With his social media meme, Donald Trump crowed about declaring war on the largest city in the state of Illinois, otherwise ...

Crittenden was born in Versailles, but would hold a variety of political offices in Kentucky and on a national level.

During an extraordinary span between 1840 and 1920, America wrestled mightily with what the country's founders intended when they declared that "all ...

Robert W. Cherny, professor emeritus at San Francisco University, is a graduate of Beatrice High School and a member of the school's hall of fame. He will speak at 6:30 ...

A delicate maneuver has ensured Libertyville’s tie to an influential grass-roots movement that helped elect Abraham Lincoln ...