An infusion of funding and newly introduced legislation has raised hopes that Lincoln’s New Salem Historic site can be ...

Fire protection is among the safety measures discussed by lawmakers and state officials in budget talks at the Illinois Capitol.

PETERSBURG — Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham Lincoln spent his 20s working odd jobs, studying law and winning his ...

Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site will receive an $8 million upgrade for refurbishing buildings and the outdoor theater ...

The Sangamon County Coroner has identified a man who was found in the Sangamon River earlier this week. Sangamon County ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, confirmed the death of a 35-year-old woman from New Berlin. The deceased pedestrian was found near the eastbound New Berlin exit on ...

Lincoln in 1823 was only 14 and still living in the family home. Lincoln arrived in New Salem, Illinois, in 1831 at age 22. According to Simon, Postmaster Hill had offended some residents ...

Deerfield Public Schools District 109 has responded to a federal Title IX investigation that was launched over allegations of administrators forcing middle school girls to change in the same ...

The activist investor previously said in a filing it intended to put $500 million into the northwest Indiana site.

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