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Travel through time in Illinois! Discover historic towns, theaters, and landmarks where the past still lives in brick streets and grand old buildings.

For February, the month of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, the Redlands Area Historical Society offers a program about Robert Watchorn, who donated Redlands’ 1932 Lincoln Memorial Shrine. The ...

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt presented a forceful analysis of the damage smartphones and social media are doing to our cognition, our civic ...

For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon. Though ...

Duke Johnson is directing the feature version of George Saunders' 2017 novel that examines the death of the politician's son. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter The Oscar-winning performer ...

A one-of-its-kind flag that draped former President Abraham Lincoln’s casket during his funeral procession has found a new home in the Big Apple — at a Midtown steakhouse. Keens Steakhouse, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Hanks is an actor of many talents. He’s tackled an island castaway, a kind-hearted soul who could run for years, and even the ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Presidents Day can be a time to reflect on leaders who shaped the American story, like Abraham Lincoln. His ties to Illinois and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Presidents Day can be a time to reflect on leaders who shaped the American story, like Abraham Lincoln. His ties to Illinois and Chicago help connect that history to the region. As ...