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An exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum offers a mix of perspectives from residents past and present about how Illinois shaped their understanding of the world around them.
“Abe Lincoln in Illinois” is a 1938 play that is essentially a pre-presidency biography of Abraham Lincoln. It is, amazingly, enlightening to contemporary audiences.
Pontiac, Illinois, will soon be home to 10 Looking for Lincoln storyboards, historic markers that share a community's ties to the 16th president.
In honor of Abraham Lincoln, the country’s 16th president who hailed from Illinois, Lincoln’s Birthday is observed as a state holiday in Illinois, falling on Feb. 12 each year.
Abraham Lincoln, played in the third act of Berkshire Theatre Group’s production of “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” by Robert G. McKay, center, is warned by a Union soldier (Julian Tushabe) of the ...
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that became the first Thanksgiving, it’s one of Illinois’ favorite… ...
I desire to know whether Mr. Lincoln’s principles will bear transplanting from Ottawa to Jonesboro?” — the site of the third debate, scheduled for Sept. 15, in pro-slavery southern Illinois.
Pontiac, Illinois, will soon be home to 10 Looking for Lincoln storyboards, historic markers that share a community's ties to the 16th president.
An exhibit that runs through Jan. 21 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum features everyday residents' stories alongside artifacts from Illinois legends, like Ronald Regan's ...
In honor of Abraham Lincoln, the country's 16th president who hailed from Illinois, Lincoln's Birthday is observed as a state holiday in Illinois, falling on Feb. 12 each year. Stream NBC 5 for ...