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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — This year, more than 300 people traveled to Lincoln's tomb in honor of his birthday. The 16th president was born on Feb. 12, 1809. The tomb visit is part of a multi-day ...
The final resting place of Abraham Lincoln attracts everyone from schoolchildren to tourists to prayer groups. While children in particular may be attracted to the large bronze bust of Lincoln and ...
The longstanding pilgrimage and wreath-placing ceremony at Lincoln's Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery will go on Friday despite the COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of two programs being put on by national ...
Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder places a wreath in front of Lincoln's Tomb during the 88th annual National American Legion Pilgrimage to the tomb on Saturday. Admirers of Abraham Lincoln from around ...
The burial site for Eugene Williams at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island — which was unmarked for 102 years — finally received recognition Saturday thanks to the efforts of a group of concerned citizens ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The interior of the Lincoln Tomb Historic Site is to reopen April 1. The tomb in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery has been closed for months while crews took on repair work.
Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker is among the special guests who will be reading stories for children at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as part of Lincoln's 213th birthday ...