The 1918 influenza pandemic couldn't bring Lincoln College down. Neither could the Great Depression or World War II. It survived a major fire and economic hardships. But the college is closing for ...

LINCOLN, Ill. (CBS)-- After more than 150 years, a Central Illinois college is closing its doors for good. Lincoln College in downstate Lincoln announced it will close this week. The Board of ...

By Christine Chung Lincoln College, a predominantly Black college in Illinois, will close this week after 157 years, saying it could not survive the financial challenges of the coronavirus ...

Lincoln College — a historically Black college in rural central Illinois that broke ground on President Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1865 — tried but failed to raise enough money to recover ...

After a neighboring college in Lincoln, Ill., announced plans to downsize, Aundrae Williams and his friends joked that their school might be next. Then he saw his professors crying. On March 30 ...

The college announced its decision to cease operations in late March following the close of the spring semester. It held its commencement ceremony last week. “Lincoln College has been serving ...

LINCOLN — Lincoln College alumni are still shocked by the school’s sudden announcement it would close at the end of its spring semester in May. They also worry about the impact for current or ...

Lincoln College, a small private college in Lincoln, Illinois is closing its doors after 157 years of operation. The official closing date is May 13, 2022, at the conclusion of the current spring ...