Springfield

5 killed in Illinois shooting; suspect dies after police chase

2013-04-24 11:08:00

Five members of a family were killed in a home in Manchester, Ill., and the suspected gunman died after a police chase, officials said Wednesday. The family, including a grandmother, a young couple and two small children, were found dead in the Scott...

Not Just for Kids: Fun and thrills in 'Lincoln's Grave Robbers'

2013-01-18 09:00:00

-------------------- Lincoln's Grave Robbers Steve Sheinkin Scholastic Press: 224 pp., $16.99, ages 10 and up -------------------- Steven Spielberg's movie "Lincoln" is not for every child, and Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" is not even for...

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, beau add a 'wedding' tie to charity line

2013-01-03 11:26:00

Emmy-nominated actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family") and partner Justin Mikita have just added a new neck knot to their wildly successful month-and-a-half-old line of jaunty bow ties -- a formal style suitable for wedding wear. The couple...

Mary Todd Lincoln painting deemed a fake by art experts

2012-02-13 16:34:28

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' winning over Lincoln historians

2012-02-14 16:38:43

A prairie house for puppies: Frank Lloyd Wright's doghouse

2012-02-22 16:32:56

Bobblehead Booth pulled from Lincoln Museum shelves

2012-03-16 16:34:10

Obama and Lincoln: trash-talking, Civil War-era style

2011-08-18 21:36:56

The shocking contempt for women's rights [The reply]

2011-09-02 16:35:44

Louise Taper lists seven-bedroom Beverly Park home

2010-09-28 15:27:00

Abraham Lincoln manuscript and artifact collector Louise Taper has put her Beverly Park estate on the market at $18 million. The two-story Colonial, built in 1988, was previously the personal residence of Beverly Park developer Brian Adler. Taper...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry: 'United in sending one clear and simple message to Washington: Enough'

2011-02-25 16:35:43

Hispanic Caucus calls on Obama to freeze controversial immigration enforcement program

2011-05-05 21:35:18

The Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Neville of Plainfield, left, was presented the Director's 54 Ring by Maj. Gen. Dennis Celletti of Springfield, the Assistant Adjutant General of the Illinois Army National Guard April 11 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield.

2013-04-30 10:45:16

Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, speaks to the Illinois Senate about pension in Springfield earlier this year.

2013-03-20 00:00:00