Columnist Charita Goshay writes that a new statue of Abraham Lincoln in Salem reminds us of the promise and power of the American presidency.

Abraham Lincoln had to eat, sleep and put money in the bank just like everyone else. Now you can see the transactions and ...

SPRINGFIELD - Fans of Abraham Lincoln lore can now look at a historic ledger at the downtown Springfield site where the ...

Flick Fact: Where can you see an exact replica of Abraham Lincoln, with his exact body measurements — and in B-N besides?

Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains ... to the lower house of the Illinois State Legislature in 1834. He moved to Springfield in 1837, was admitted to ...

(This column has been updated to correct the year of Abraham Lincoln's death ... and in his funeral procession en route to Springfield, Illinois, in 1865. Lincoln reminds us that good presidents ...

Abraham Lincoln grew ... the first of four terms. In 1836 Lincoln passed the Illinois bar and began to practice law, trying cases both in the capital of Springfield and all over the state, where ...