On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a ...

Gettysburg Address, the fight against slavery and the battle for freedom provide historical perspective on principles of the Revolution and practice of slavery ...

Alton VFW Post 1308 honored veterans on Nov 10 with a wreath-laying and speeches, featuring Rob Bailey from the USS Abraham ...

A Nov. 9 article describes much-needed programs to increase gun safety in homes with schoolchildren ( “Lessons in firearms ...

Members of the American Legion, the Waukegan High School JROTC, the Waukegan fire and police departments, city officials and ...

Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery ...

What you should know about Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" and "Lincoln Portrait" and Shostakovich’s monumental Fifth ...

Dixon line, he had achieved his escape from enslavement. But the first years of his freedom were marked by fear, isolation ...