Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Illinois, Carbondale offers day-trippers a perfect blend of natural beauty and small-town charm. The pace here is noticeably slower than in larger cities. Even ...

Spooky fun will take center stage Saturday at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, when the museum transforms into Abe’s Haunted Hollow.

Vietnam-era veterans from across Illinois will be taking a flight to Washington, D.C. on October 21 to visit various memorials and the Arlington National Cemetery, provided at no cost to the veterans ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

The silver statue of Abraham Lincoln was worth an estimated $166,000 as a historic work of art. Houmas House Estate and Gardens via Facebook Police in Louisiana have arrested three suspects in ...

It was Sunday, Sept. 7, when Kevin Kelly, owner of the Houmas House plantation between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, learned that his antique, solid silver statue of Abraham Lincoln had been stolen.

In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment. Abraham Lincoln spoke admiringly of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, but ...

ASCENSION PARISH, La. — Three people were arrested Thursday in in connection with the theft of a silver Abraham Lincoln statue from the Houmas House and Gardens in Darrow, according to the Ascension ...

The Navy says it is sending the San Diego-based carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to Alaska to participate in large-scale warfighter training before it deploys to the Indo-Pacific, which is expected to ...

Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), passes the Cliffs of Dover in the English Channel, Aug. 17, 2025. US Navy photo Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group sailed over the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Ponch will take a break from patrolling the California freeway to visit the 12th annual Powerlight Abe Lincoln Car Show this weekend. The cruise in will be at 6 p.m. Friday, ...

In our era, they might seem like performative gestures for the president. A quiet visit with the wife of a wounded soldier. A conversation with a battlefield nurse or a kitchen worker. A hand extended ...