Critics are warning that without swift intervention, "we risk losing these historical assets" at Lincoln's New Salem site.

The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...

Jackson will be interviewed by Ross Stanton Jordan, curator of the ALPLM’s “Freedom in Form” exhibition. At 2 p.m. the same ...

Abraham Lincoln argued Nance Legins ... slaves through his marriage to Mary Todd of Kentucky. More: Illinois man represented by Springfield-based project has murder conviction vacated Johnson ...

The job of a poet laureate is to engage Illinoisans in poetry, with each poet laureate given a small stipend to enact that ...

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

State gasoline taxes currently fund about half of Illinois' road and bridge projects. According to a study by the Illinois ...

Bird banding operations in Springfield will continue through the end of May. For more information, contact Vern Kleen at [email protected]. Men’s Lenten Breakfast: 8-11 a.m., Hamilton's, 110 N. East ...

Unemployment rate unchanged The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that nonfarm payrolls were almost ...

In other Senior Center News, with uncertainty about possible federal budget cuts to Social Security and Medicaid, staff at ...

The Starting Point Route 66 begins its legendary journey in the bustling city of Chicago, Illinois. Known as the "Windy City, ...