President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union ...

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.

John McCaa recalls a moment in his early career when he could not report on a political assassination in Spain. In our own ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...