So-called "wheat pennies" get their name from the back of the coin having stalks of wheat encircling the "One Cent" text. They were produced from 1909 to 1958. After that, the wheat stalks were shorn ...

"Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, grew to adulthood in Indiana, achieved fame in Illinois and led the nation in Washington, D.C.," the law reads. Kentucky's coin shows a log cabin similar to ...

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magie was born in 1866 in Macomb during the heart of the Reconstruction era. The daughter of James Magie, ...

LERNA — No damage has been reported in Coles County following a magnitude 3.3 earthquake that occurred here late Monday evening. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the ...

The artist chose to depict the iconic 16th President as he was as a young lawyer working in small towns around Illinois.

Residents have more chances to catch a popular event at a historic Illinois site. Here's what you need to know.

Originally built in 1825 as a stagecoach stop and trading post, The Log Inn in Haubstadt earned the distinction of being ...

The Underground Railroad will be the topic of author Julie Nicolai's talk at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Five Mile House south of Charleston and the focus of a guided ...