From left, Kurt Jackson and Kevin Mann, both of Salem, lead the fifth annual Teach Truth walk from Waterworth Memorial Park ...

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

The 'Big Beautiful Bill' includes $40 million for "the procurement of statues" along with other major policy proposals.

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

From left, Kurt Jackson and Kevin Mann, both of Salem, lead the fifth annual Teach Truth walk from Waterworth Memorial Park ...

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

Local educators, students, parents and community members will join the fifth annual Teach Truth Day of Action at 11 a.m.

When I finished reading the preface to Stacy Lynn's Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women Who Shaped Lincoln's Life ...

A hidden vault behind Lincoln's head at Mount Rushmore holds important U.S. documents, but this secret room is closed to the public except for a lucky few.

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

The “Safe Schools for All Act” passed both chambers of the General Assembly. It would prohibit schools from denying any child ...

Empire St., Bloomington, closed in 2015 after 22 years in business when owners Abe and Ruth Taha (Abe is pictu… Shannon's ...