The artist chose to depict the iconic 16th President as he was as a young lawyer working in small towns around Illinois.

Juneteenth has long been recognized and celebrated, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. But it didn't become a ...

WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington ...

America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

In this first episode of Kings and Generals’ animated series on the American Civil War, we explore the core causes of the ...

A dangerous consequence of not knowing our history is not knowing our truth. Many Americans are taught that the Emancipation ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will speak at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

"What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago ... ignited Lincoln's march to the presidency and eventually led to emancipation, ...

The Libertyville Historical Society is racing to save the rapidly deteriorating 165-year-old banner by fundraising $30,000 to ...

A mural celebrating 169 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" in Bloomington was unveiled Thursday ...