SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Thieves have nabbed a 3-foot-long copper sword atop Lincoln's Tomb in what is believed to be the first theft at the site in more than a century.

Lincoln's Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, is shown. Oak Ridge Cemetery is the nation’s second-most-visited cemetery behind Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A new surveillance system will help protect Abraham Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield from vandalism and theft. Two companies — A-1 Corporate Hardware of Springfield and the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Caretakers of Abraham Lincoln's tomb are on the defensive over an unflattering critique in National Geographic magazine and looming budget cuts that could threaten management ...

One of several statuary groups installed at Lincoln's Tomb. A rearing horse with a soldier standing on its proper left side and a second soldier falling backwards off of the horse. This piece is ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Iowa filmmaker plans to make a documentary about Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. Chris Ryder of LeClaire, Iowa, is partnering with the Lincoln ...

And, the final resting place of the nation’s 16th president will be open for visitors on Lincoln’s birthday. Lincoln’s Tomb in Springfield will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.

During the construction and relocation period, "strange things" began to be reported, from sightings of Lincoln's ghostly visage itself to sobbing noises to footsteps. In 1876, an attempted grave ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Copper thieves have struck at Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield. An employee recently noticed that a copper statue atop the tomb was missing a 3-foot-long sword.

Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield is reported to be haunted. Photo courtesy of Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Photo courtesy of Illinois Historic Preservation Agency ...