Growing up in the 60’s, we celebrated two Presidential birthday holidays, aka days off from school. February 12 for Abe Lincoln and February 22 for George Washington. It wasn’t until 1971 that the ...

Originally a celebration of President George Washington’s birthday, in 1968 the holiday was adapted to also honor the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and moved to the third Monday in February.

Every year since 1976, regardless of the weather, Phil Stone has come to the cemetery on the Lincoln Homestead to honor Abraham Lincoln on his birthday.

It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies ...

Happy birthday Abraham Lincoln. He’s 216. The McLean County Museum of History is hallmarking Lincoln’s Feb. 12 birthday with the start of a coloring contest to celebrate Lincoln and work on a mural ...

Thursday and Friday mark three days of memories, love, respect and sharing. Our 16th president was born on Feb. 12, Giving ...

Whatever the price, it’s insanely baller and Barkley deserves it. He’s making $12.6 million per year on his three-year, $37.75 million contract, so if he wants an even more iced-out one, go for it ...

It’s been debated for decades - now President Trump has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies. A historian says the move won’t diminish the legacy of Illinois’ favorite son, Abraham ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is celebrating Lincoln’s birthday in a special way. ALPLM is offering two ...

With February underway, Presidents’ Day will soon be observed as the country’s next federal holiday on the third Monday of ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) invites the public to remember President Lincoln’s birthday this month with free events at state historic sites around Illinois including Vandalia.