But don't plan on bedding down here; when it comes to hotels, Old Town is lacking. As far as hotel options go, Lincoln Park doesn ... to the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, Little ...

If Bogue Chitto has its own zip code, why does it not have a mayor or other local government? Answer: Subscribe to our free email newsletter Get the latest news sent to your inbox Bogue Chitto is a ...

In rural Kansas in 1959, two recently paroled ex-cons attempted to rob a well-to-do farmer, believing he kept large amounts of cash in the family home. Frustrated that there was little of value in the ...

In just the past few months, the deterioration of Lincoln's New Salem in Petersburg, Illinois, has gotten worse. Advocates ...

As state lawmakers work in the Capitol this spring, buildings and bridges at the historic Lincoln's New Salem site continue to fall apart.

A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln more than two decades before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation as president is the subject of a ...

Critics are warning that without swift intervention, "we risk losing these historical assets" at Lincoln's New Salem site.

Preservation Forward fundraiser honored individuals and organizations making a difference and raised over $680,000.

Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend for the last time as they left the meeting that afternoon. It was Friday, April 14 ...

The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

Republicans threw a stink bomb into the chambers of the Democratic-controlled Illinois Supreme Court. Citing the Illinois Constitution’s requirement that legislative maps be “compact,” the GOP ...

Teacher. Mentor. Leader. Those words fit Gene Gourley to a T during his Hall of Fame career at Danville High School. Not that he was whistled for many technical fouls while pacing the sidelines at ...