The first weekend of May means an unofficial start of summer for a lot of people. It also means the Kentucky Derby is this weekend.

In 1837, 28-year-old Abraham Lincoln met a 23-year-old shopkeeper named Joshua Speed in Springfield, Illinois. The two became ...

Sure, Scheels is a sporting-goods store, technically. In the same way that Jesus of Nazareth was technically a carpenter, or ...

Send events for this calendar to [email protected] with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks ...

For a trip not to be forgotten, take the whole family to Springfield, Illinois. Amusement abounds with historical sites, retail shops, delicious food and more.

The Four States region might not be the first place that crosses your mind when you think of the glitz and glamour of ...

The first battle between the Salt Fork and Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin baseball teams was a non-conference matchup on Wednesday. The Blue Devils would make quick work of this first battle with a ...

Full Text Of Sen. Dole's Speech. By The Associated Press. I appreciate very much the resolution (renaming the balcony off his office for him) just passed. Will it be in big letter ...

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation presented Sam Waterston with its 18th annual Lincoln Leadership Prize at a ceremony in ...

Abraham Lincoln's funeral train traveled through Ohio, including Champaign County, in late April 1865, making stops at many ...

Before his historic presidency and before the legendary Lincoln-Douglas debates that would define his political rise, Abraham ...

A Springfield man died after crashing a motorcycle in Taylorville Township on April 26, authorities said. Trevor D. Snow, 26, died following the crash that happened at 1700 North Road around 1:18 ...