Republican National Convention provided the young, burgeoning Chicago with perhaps its first real national recognition.

Saturdays on the Square with The Pork Tornadoes; 6 p.m. May 31, downtown Bloomington; free.

Construction is set to begin on the Peoria County Courthouse’s plaza, bringing a new look with a water structure, LED lights, ...

Start your Springfield journey where history comes alive: the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln ... Don’t miss the Old State Capitol, where Lincoln delivered his famous “House Divided” speech, and ...

Harding's 1920 presidential campaign featured "front porch" speeches delivered from his Marion home. The national mourning following Harding's 1923 death was compared to that of Abraham Lincoln.

President Donald Trump wants to turn enemies into friends the Abraham Lincoln way ... and the smiles and handshakes and upbeat speeches, was the omnipresent Quran, exhorting the faithful ...

Should the president win his campaign against self-government, future Americans won’t be citizens of a republic as much as ...

a landmark historical event where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas vied for a seat in the Illinois state senate. In fact, a notable speech Douglas gave about states' rights became known as "the ...

There’s something deeply affecting about walking through a military burial ground, especially on Memorial Day. The rows of headstones don’t just mark resting places - they mark lives lived in ...

A mural celebrating 169 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" in Bloomington was unveiled Thursday ...

"What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago ... ignited Lincoln's march to the presidency and eventually led to emancipation, ...

The fiery treatise against slavery that Abraham Lincoln delivered in Bloomington years before his presidency has become known as the "Lost Speech" as scholars long searched in vain for a transcript. A ...