A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

Third book in planned five-part series from local author Jan Jacobi, “Lincoln and Douglas” deals with Lincoln's historic debates with rival Stephen A. Douglas.

A kindergarten art teacher has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing her students' unexpectedly emotional reaction to learning about the fate of former President Abraham Lincoln.

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to auction via Sotheby's.

WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington attracts thousands of visitors visit each year. "David Davis: Abraham ...

Rare Abraham Lincoln artifacts sell for nearly $8 million at Chicago auction The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of ...

These yellowing relics offer a glimpse into the legendary life of President Abraham Lincoln. Once a part of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s prized Lincolniana collection, loaned out and ...

The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves Lincoln carried the night of his assassination.

Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The ...

Michael Peregrine: Chicago helped give rise to Abraham Lincoln’s presidency 165 years ago Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email ...

The following is an edited, excerpted version of Maureen McKinney’s interview with her longtime friend Stacy Lynn, about the Lincoln scholar’s new book, Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women ...