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

The National Garden of American Heroes, an idea Trump first proposed in 2020, is supposed to open at an unnamed location in ...

A document beginning, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ meaning obvious, kindles something new: The American spirit.

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 ...

The statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting within is enormous. It weighs 175 tons and is 19 feet tall, carved from Georgia white marble. Lincoln would be almost twenty-eight feet tall if he were standing!

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

SPRINGFIELD — Immigration rights advocates in Illinois are anxiously awaiting the governor’s signature on legislation aimed ...

The US Senate is expected to hold a final vote on a large-scale bill that includes a controversial provision: USD 40 million ...

Local educators, students, parents and community members will join the fifth annual Teach Truth Day of Action at 11 a.m.

Want to go somewhere more weird, iconic, or even spooky this summer vacation? Here are 7 of the strangest day trip ...