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.

Abraham Lincoln, celebrated on his 216th ... in October 1839, Mary moved to Springfield, the capital of Illinois, where she lived with her married sister Elizabeth Todd Edwards, the wife of ...

Adam Krall, a historic site interpreter with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, showcases an original rifle that ...

Starting in January, the public will have the opportunity to vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the new ...

During a news conference last week in Springfield, New Salem Lincoln League President Gina Wolter was asked about the number ...

That design depicts Abraham Lincoln’s silhouette and the state of ... Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, introduced the bill ...

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