An 1861 job-reference letter from Abraham Lincoln on behalf of a young Black friend and valet provides a glimpse of an ...

Across the city, multiple holiday markets are in the works to make the most out of the winter season for shoppers.

A rare Lincoln letter at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum shows how race shaped early White House life and presidential power.

Many United States presidents did the job while sauced, but Abraham Lincoln wasn't one of them, and his favorite drink will probably surprise you.

The Veterans Day parade will step off in downtown Springfield at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11. It will proceed down Capitol Avenue to ...

Abe actually used an outhouse and was infuriated by decadent White House renovations. But Mary would’ve loved the remodel!

2018: The Chicago Blackhawks fired Joel Quenneville, the team’s 37th coach in franchise history, six games into the 2018-19 season. “Coach Q” led the Hawks to three Stanley Cup championships.

This year is the 20th annual This I Believe essay contest for high school seniors, sponsored by NPR Illinois. Modeled after ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Marine Corps marks a major milestone Monday as the institution celebrates its 250th birthday!

In early 2025, a group of House Republicans introduced federal legislation to rename Washington Dulles International Airport ...