Community members gathered to share their memories of the old Lincoln Beach which has been closed for 60 years.

Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham ...

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

Paul Simon, a New Deal-style liberal, served Illinois in various political roles and authored 22 books, leaving a lasting ...

Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had ...

PETERSBURG, Ill. (WCIA) — $8 million is going toward the improvement of a state historic site near Petersburg. The Illinois ...

Assemble Lincoln, has announced that the Garfield Public/Private site as the convention center's location. LINCOLN, Neb. -- ...

The recreation of a log village where Abraham Lincoln once lived in Petersburg will receive $8 million for building repairs and updates to the outdoor theater.

The New Salem State Historic Site is now slated to receive an infusion of funding to perform major repairs, following the work of State Senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield), Representative Wayne ...

A state historic site where Abraham Lincoln spent some of his formative years will get $8 million for improvements from the state.

“Today’s funding announcement of $8 million in state capital funding for Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is greatly ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Capital Development Board announced $8 million for improvements ...