After years of neglect, an Illinois village with ties to Abraham Lincoln is getting a refresh
Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic ...
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Downtown mural to honor Lincoln's 'Lost Speech'
The “Lost Speech” mural’s location near the Miller-Davis Building, 103 N. Main St., is crucial. The building, which is across ...
New memorial will celebrate Abraham Lincoln's visit to Lake City in 1861. Here's the story
The Feb. 16, 1861, visit was while Lincoln was enroute to his first inauguration and while the nation was on the brink of ...
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Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.
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‘Righteous Strife’ Review: Calling Heaven to the Union’s Cause
As a young man in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln was a religious skeptic. Raised in the Presbyterian Church, he would later decline to attend services and publicly question Christianity’s central tenets.