Lincoln News

It was about 18 degrees Friday at Plainfield Central High School, where a group of U.S. History students stood outside in the cold and heard an American G.I. scream, "They're coming!" The students were witnessing a re-enactment of the famous Battle of the Bulge in World War II, fought in the winter of 1944-45.

Yep, the Narcissist-In-Chief has done it again. The respected and beloved leader of South Africa - Nelson Mandela - passed away.

Dismay is too strong a word, certainly, but I was alarmed - no, that's not quite right either.

The Associated Press reported 150 years ago this week in the Civil War that Confederate Lt.

Nelson Mandela worked his magic once more on Friday, uniting friends and foes alike in a global outpouring of grief as they mourned the death of the anti-apartheid icon.

Presidential son, Robert Lincoln and wife Mary and their daughters, Mamie and Jessie all played the piano and organ.

A new exhibit exploring Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Constitutional issues opens today at the Branigan Cultural Center.

Schaja Kleinberg of Oak Park, whose life was saved during the Nazi Holocaust when his name was added to Schindler's list, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, of a cardiac arrest.

Zap2it : You have more of a raspy sound as your "Ground Floor" character, banking-firm chief Remington Mansfield.

Nelson Mandela stood head and shoulders above every leader of his generation, and practically every leader there has ever been, writes his biographer, John Carlin .

Because of planned construction work on the Hoan Bridge, Milwaukee World Festival Inc. plans to spend $912,000 to temporarily move employees from its administrative headquarters under the structure to a nearby building it owns.

Psychotherapists, including Carl Jung and Briggs Myers, agree that there are two main, legitimate personality types: extroverts and introverts.

When was the last time you sat down to write a letter to someone? As National Letter Writing Day approaches on December 7, here's some letter-writing inspiration for you from Museum Educator Victoria Altman.

In December The Jewish Museum will launch a new program series, Wish You Were Here.

On Tuesday, Michael Cannon, Cato Institute 's Director of Health Policy Studies spoke to members of Congress that an armed revolt could occur against the federal government if things do not change.

Auditions for the Mark Scarpelli-Dan Kehde contemporary opera "Lincoln" are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Capitol Center Theater.

Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., has introduced legislation that would ease massive planned budget cuts under sequestration in 2014 and 2015 in part by lowering the annual cost-of-living adjustment in various benefits for military retirees and veterans, as well as Social Security recipients.

A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration It's very earnest down by the banks of the Potomac on Christmas Eve , 1864.

The dedication of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa., on Nov. 19, 1863, is one of the most famous occasions in United States history.

"Parthenon" , an image in the Jule Eisenbud Collection on Ted Serios and Thoughtographic Photography In the 1960s, a Denver-based psychiatrist and a man who believed he could take photographs with his thoughts staged a series of experiments with Polaroid instant film.