SPRINGFIELD — With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn statue of Stephen A. Douglas, whose forceful 19th century politics ...

Abraham Lincoln became a larger-than-life figure in the 154 years since he was assassinated, but a scene in Springfield took that to a different level on Wednesday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A 31-foot tall statue of Abraham Lincoln will make its debut this week in Springfield after stops in Chicago and Peoria. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports the ...

A strange 31-foot, 37,000-pound statue of Lincoln, shown discussing the Gettysburg Address with a man in an ugly white sweater, dominates downtown. Banners with Lincoln quotes decorate street corners.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn statue of Stephen A. Douglas, whose forceful 19th century ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A statue of John Wilkes Booth has been removed from outside of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in the Illinois capital of Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Copper thieves have struck at Abraham Lincoln's burial site in Springfield, Ill. An employee recently noticed that a copper statue atop the tomb was missing a 3-foot-long sword.