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Abraham Lincoln: A History, by President Lincoln’s private secretaries, John Nicolay and John Hay, stands even today as the most massive single work ever written on the sixteenth president. The publication of the ten-volume set by the Century Company in ... Read More

Please join us on May 1 as we Commemorate the Sesquicentennial of Lincoln's Lying in State in Chicago. The program begins at 10:45am and takes place in Grant Park. We will assemble in the park just east of 1130 S. Michigan ... Read More

Update:  Watch the Video March 31, 2015. Here in Illinois, we are all abuzz about our recently resigned U. S. Representative Aaron Schock. Not only did he compare himself to Lincoln during his Farewell speech, but both Lincoln and Schock have ... Read More

March 18, 2015.  A number of official organizations celebrate March as Women’s History Month.  This month the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian (just to name a few national institutions) will be honoring ... Read More

Today, March 4, marks the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's second inauguration.   In the morning the president gave his timeless speech from the steps of the Capital Building. In a brief, and what must have been jarring address to many, the president ... Read More

Today, February 27, marks the anniversary of Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address. In October 1859, Abraham Lincoln accepted an invitation to lecture at Henry Ward Beecher's church in Brooklyn, New York. However, when Lincoln arrived in New York, the Young Men's Republican Union ... Read More