Two Peoria school districts are among the 2,484 schools statewide that will be receiving money from the Office of the ...

Walking for Wellness: 7 a.m.-1 p.m., JHS Bowl, 215 S. Church St. Free | Jacksonville Memorial Hospital's indoor walking ...

A massive trove of Abraham Lincoln’s historical writings, keepsakes and personal effects is heading to the auction block in ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is launching a transformative landscaping project that will revitalize Union Square Park with native Illinois plants and flowers, adding new depth a ...

Two of Illinois' best museums are in Springfield, according to a site that ranks the best such places in the Prairie State.

The Illinois State Museum has received a donation of items from President Abraham Lincoln’s extended family in Springfield. These family belongings are donated by descendants of the Hickox-Edwards ...

Springfield historian and author Wayne C. 'Doc' Temple photographed in the Illinois State Archives in 2006. Currently at 96 years old he is regarded as the leading Lincoln historian in the world, He ...

The Illinois Eagle, a statewide news source for the LGBTQA+ community, has closed its public office in Springfield due to financial struggles. The paper, which relies on volunteer reporting ...

The tiny central Illinois ... countries.” Lincoln freed the boat and continued to New Orleans, but returned to take up residence in the village just northwest of the capitol, Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny ...