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.

Ivy League professor father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani linked Hitler's Holocaust to Abraham Lincoln during comments at a 2022 panel discussion hosted by the Asia Society.

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Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo’s “The Tiny Things Are Heavier” is a reflection on young adulthood, migration, cultural misunderstanding and family relationships, says Associated Press reviewer ...

Murder on the Mississippi: The Shocking Crimes That Shaped Abraham Lincoln by Saladin Ambar (Oct. 7, $32.50, ISBN 979-8-89515-021-4) explores how three racially motivated murders in the 1830s ...

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library will continue offering free books to children younger than five for at least another year in Washington State. This comes after the program was cut ...

NFL News: Jalen Hurts is entering the world of children’s literature with Better Than a Touchdown, a story about a young boy navigating disappointment when his ...

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Third book in planned five-part series from local author Jan Jacobi, “Lincoln and Douglas” deals with Lincoln's historic debates with rival Stephen A. Douglas.