U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, both Democrats from Illinois, announced $942,571 in ...

"I said, 'Well, maybe a little bit of Lincoln and make it a festival that appeals to the 30-plus crowd,'" recalled Puglia, ...

More than a million dollars from the federal government is going to two Central Illinois airports to help improve their runways. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced on Friday that ...

A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin") and gave it its name in the 1870s. The Scottish city on the southwestern ...

As you venture further south, you'll arrive in Springfield, Illinois, a city steeped in American history. Known as the ...

Sometimes, even Abraham Lincoln needs a GoFundMe campaign. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, which supports Lincoln's museum in Springfield, Ill., has found itself $9.7 million ...

In a world where food trends come and go faster than Illinois weather changes, Star 66 Cafe stands as a monument to timeless cooking – proof that cheese fries, served in an unpretentious setting with ...

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.

Lincoln Library is set to host a Mobile DMV Unit on Friday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., exclusively for City of ...

In remarks at Independence Hall in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln shared the roots of his political philosophy while ...

Nearly 10 months after downtown Reading celebrated the opening of its second hotel, the other hotel -- a center city landmark -- is now set to close.

A 28-year-old man who was involved in a September 2023 car crash that killed another man was sentenced to two years in prison ...