A rare 21-star flag is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield. Illinois became the 21st ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum kicked off its Independence Day celebration by unveiling a rare 21-star ...

Union Pacific marked its 163rd birthday by unveiling its No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive in Springfield, Illinois—President ...

Abraham Lincoln — or at least the locomotive celebrating his memory — returned to Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Ill., ...

Union Pacific, celebrating its 163rd birthday, brought its newest commemorative locomotive honoring founder President Abraham ...

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public ...

The Fourth of July is a federal holiday, meaning federal buildings and courts, state of Illinois offices and courts, the Sangamon County building and courts and the Municipal Building will be closed.

Regional animosities have existed in Illinois since before it was admitted to the Union in 1818 as the 21st state, and only ...

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

When I finished reading the preface to Stacy Lynn's Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women Who Shaped Lincoln's Life ...