Abraham Lincoln

Mark Reinhart is an author, musician, and film historian from Columbus, Ohio. He spoke with Community Voices about his lifelong interest in Abraham Lincoln and how Lincoln has been portrayed in over 250 film and television productions.

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction.

In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind

The donated items represent the families of Virgil and Catharine Hickox and Ninian and Elizabeth Todd Edwards.

New Salem volunteers blame state for letting historic site fall into disrepair

A package of bills, which would include funding, has been introduced and is beginning to move its way through the Illinois General Assembly.

Jake Friefeld, director of the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies, alongside Kate McKenzie, director of development at NPR Illinois, spoke with Community Voices about the upcoming Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Series. This event will include talks from NPR Morning Edition’s Steve Inskeep, and Sarah Anderson, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California Santa Barbara Bren School. It will take place on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Illinois Springfield Student Union Ballroom.To register visit: https://web.cvent.com/event/ba2aa356-f660-48f1-a601-b7aa0c5e1a36/summary

Inskeep is a reporter and Morning Edition host. He's also the author of Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America.

The annual Lincoln Birthday Symposium and Banquet, usually held on February 12 on Lincoln’s actual birthday, is being celebrated on February 17 to take advantage of the three-day Presidents’ Day weekend.

The "Abraham Blue" mural on the Peoria County Courthouse is getting an update.