SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, who served as the 16th President of the United States and was known as “The Great Emancipator,” is Monday, Feb. 12. According to History.com, ...

Super Bowl Monday is a day that many people in the U.S. dread as it typically follows a late night of commercials, beer, food and football. Last year, approximately 60% of Americans or 200 million ...

Monday marks Abraham Lincoln’s 215th birthday, and as always, it prompts some of the most profound questions of civics and citizenship: Do I get the day off from work? Do my kids have to go to school?

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history, and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.

With February underway, Presidents' Day will soon be observed as the country's next federal holiday on the third Monday of this month, though it works a bit differently in Illinois. In honor of ...

Author, professor and noted Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame will be the featured speaker Feb. 15 for Abraham Lincoln Association’s Lincoln Birthday Banquet. The banquet will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at ...

A smile swept over Susan Dittman's face as she peered into the auditorium at Lincoln Southeast High School on Sunday afternoon. "I didn't expect it to be so full," she said. Seven years ago, Dittman ...

Hallmark doesn't sell birthday cards for 200-year-olds, so one intrepid artist had to come up with her own medium to wish Abraham Lincoln a happy bicentennial. A "birthday card" for Lincoln making its ...

MOUNT PULASKI -- The Mount Pulaski Courthouse will host a birthday party Saturday to mark the 203rd birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The party runs from noon to 4 p.m. and will include cake, coffee and ...