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The state Senate's top leader escalated his criticism Monday of proposed legislation which, in reaction to the 2012 Newtown school killings, would significantly restrict citizens' right to obtain law enforcement records such as tapes of 911 emergency calls, crime photos and identities of witnesses.

Ann Marie Donegan, who became mayor a little over two months ago, is situated in an office at City Hall adorned with photographs of her 9-year-old son, Luke, and paintings of presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

This 1868 cartoon from Harper's Weekly shows Gen. Ulysses Grant and ousted Secretary of War Edwin Stanton near a cannon labeled "Congress," aimed at temporary Secretary of War Lorenzo Thomas and President Johnson.

Theatre: The folks at the Storefront Theatre have been busy mopping and cleaning since a water main break in February flooded their venue , shut them down, and forced a relocation of their February production, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew .

A letter written by Abraham Lincoln is addressed only to "my dear Sir" and has a small section clipped out of it - but why? Researchers at the Papers of Abraham Lincoln project investigated the letter in which the president asks an ally to keep an eye on a possible supporter in the 1860 election, the AP reports .

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Historians unravel the mystery of a cryptic note from Abraham Lincoln written when he was a presidential candidate seeking political support in New York The 27-year-old was the first to arrive for training on Sunday, swiftly followed by the hunky Big Time Rush singer.

Bill de Blasio doesn't really seem like a worthy enemy for a guy who's tangled with Batman, Darth Maul, and various terrorists, but Liam Neeson has vowed to thwart the mayor's dastardly plot...to rid the city of horse-drawn carriages.

Sierra Art Trails Presents... "Valley View - Yosemite Trails, Currents and Visions" is a juried exhibit focused on Yosemite National Park, in particular Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, the regions designated as protected by the Yosemite Land Grant in 1864.

Hello, friends and residents of Naperville. We've turned the page on February, which is always a special month to remember those in your lives that are near and dear to you.

Barbara Wysocki moderates the debates for the 13th Congressional District at the Champaign City Building on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

In this photo made on Thursday, March 6, 2014, Tammy Myers, who runs the American Civil War Wax Museum for FutureStake Inc., stands beside shelves of heads of characters from the museum in Gettysburg, Pa.

A suburban Chicago man is building a replica of the train that transported the body of Abraham Lincoln from Washington to his final resting place in Springfield, Illinois so that another generation can experience its historic journey.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESSUlysses S. Grant's 1864 promotion to lieutenant general left him in charge of all Union armies.

The cryptic note penned by Abraham Lincoln identifies its recipient only as "my dear Sir" and has a small section carefully clipped out.

Historians believe they've unraveled the mystery of a cryptic note Abraham Lincoln penned that doesn't identify the recipient by name and has a section clipped out.

Long-standing friends Sammie Hallgren, Kirsta Graf and Tessah Indlecoffer at the Winter Week pepfest on Jan. 31. Kirsta Graf is well known among her peers and the faculty at Mounds View High School for her exuberance, positive attitude and her unwavering commitment to her school.

This International Women's Day, a short tribute to just five of the great American women who shaped our world and stand as heroic figures.

The film called "The Address" follows the 50 boys at the Greenwood School in Putney who have learning disabilities as they struggle to learn and recite the words uttered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

The "Alone" promo shows Daryl and Beth holding hands at a cemetery, then on the run; but Maggie, Bob and Sasha are stuck in a creepy mist.