The Quad-City Times4d
Long-neglected state-owned sites in Illinois eyed for development under Pritzker proposal
Gov. JB Pritzker's 2026 budget proposal includes $300 million for a first-of-its-kind "Surplus to Success" program that would ...
‘Righteous Strife’ Review: Calling Heaven to the Union’s Cause
Facing the crisis of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln drew on religious feeling to help galvanize the North—and to bolster his ...
The State Journal-Register2d
Lincoln's New Salem is 'deteriorating,' needs revitalization. A plan is being proposed
Critics are warning that without swift intervention, "we risk losing these historical assets" at Lincoln's New Salem site.
The State Journal-Register4d
New book reinforces Lincoln was an abolitionist long before his presidency
Abraham Lincoln argued Nance Legins-Costley's case before the Illinois Supreme Court. Indentured servitude, the equivalency of slavery, was allowed in Illinois. Legins-Costley lived for many years ...
New book reinforces Lincoln was an abolitionist long before his presidency
The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...