WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington ...

Free speech is under siege in America at a level not seen since the McCarthy era. President Donald Trump has launched a multipronged attack on speech rights designed to help him wield authoritarian ...

The Holocaust 1939: The SS. Louis departs Cuba, returning to Europe with its 900+ Jewish refugees…..1942: News of Final ...

A mural celebrating 169 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" in Bloomington was unveiled Thursday ...

"What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago ... ignited Lincoln's march to the presidency and eventually led to emancipation, ...

Fifty-six people walked into the Old State Capitol Wednesday from all corners of the globe. They walked out sharing one thing ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – A trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia associated with President Abraham ... the auction house’s expenses). Other popular items included a handkerchief Lincoln had ...

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has been hard at work this week meeting with as many factions within the House GOP as possible to quell concerns ahead of a chamber-wide vote on President Donald Trump ...

In his House Floor speech, Shreve said, “Police week is a time for us to honor those serving our communities. Especially those who have given their lives in the line of duty. I was joined by our ...

Items that President Abraham Lincoln had the night ... On Wednesday, a Chicago auction house will be selling some of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s 1,540-piece collection, bought in ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use ...