The likeness between the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln and his 11th-generation descendant Ralph C. Lincoln is striking. Ralph LincolnA comparison of President Abraham Lincoln and ...

While there are several Juneteenth events taking place all across Columbus, one venue stands out from the rest — the historic Lincoln Theatre, which has served as a cultural hub for African-American ...

Parking Control Officers Lloyd Glover, Willie Moore and Harold Laughlin are among the dads we profile in our new podcast ...

Five months after the intoduction of legislation to arrange for President Donald Trump's face to be added onto Mount Rushmore ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will present a series of free history walks and porch talks at Springfield ...

A new book follows Lyman Beecher, his boundary-pushing children, and their grand ambitions to improve the world.

John Ursprung of Bethalto provided the horses, the wagon and the hay for a May 1937 hayride in Bethalto. In the back row, from left, Mrs. and Mrs. Ursprung, Everett Daniels, George Bartholemew, Ted ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will present a series of free history walks and porch talks ...

"Juneteenth marks both a long, hard night of slavery and subjugation and the promise of a brighter morning to come," Biden ...

Jennifer Sharpe, former deputy editor of The Journal Record, has been contributing a weekly opinion column for more than three years. She was the 2023 winner of the Oklahoma Press Association ONG ...