Did Iran just strike a U.S. aircraft carrier? Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims it launched a massive missile and drone attack on the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, causing heavy ...

As America turns 250 years old in 2026, CBS News Chicago is looking back at two presidents who called Illinois home.

February 12, 1809 - Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809. His father was a farmer and his mother died when he was nine years old. His father’s second wife encouraged ...

By and large, the quote is a call for accountability. It reminds the citizens that their duty is not to dismantle democratic institutions but to protect them by ensuring that they are guided by ...

A new book examines the 16th president's life through the battle royale of Illinois partisan politics. It's ugly — and familiar.

The "Bridesmaids" actress will have her first show on April 28.

By reproducing photos of Abraham Lincoln, Stefan Lorant moved beyond the varied mass of subjective artworks that only approximated his appearance.

President Abraham Lincoln was on the way to unifying the nation after the Civil War. Because President Franklin D. Roosevelt entered World War II with the consent of Congress and with the dying breath ...

We should remember the Founders who courageously pledged their lives and fortunes and sacred honor to the uncertain cause of our liberty. We should remember our brave military, who overcame impossible ...

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The head of Iraq’s ports company said that 38 crew members of two foreign oil tankers were rescued after an Iranian attack set them ablaze in Iraq’s territorial waters in the Gulf. Also, three vessels ...

Tom Hanks is set to play President Abraham Lincoln in a live-action/stop-motion animated hybrid film, produced by Hanks himself.