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SPRINGFIELD - A century ago, America sent its troops "over there" - to Europe, where Germany was gaining the upper hand in World War I. On June 21, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ...

For Immediate Release Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF), serving central and mid-southern Illinois, will take our next Honor Flight on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, departing from Springfield's Abraham Li...

The Alex Russell Memorial Fishing Derby is this Saturday (6/9) at Lake Charleston. Check-in will be at 8:00 a.m., and the kids will fish from 8:30-10:00. It's open to 5 to 15-year-olds, and it's free....

Miss America Pageant Scraps Bathing Suit Competition (Atlantic City, NJ) -- The Miss America pageant is getting a major makeover. The annual Atlantic City beauty competition is scrapping its swimsuit ...

UPDATE: Fashion Mogul Kate Spade Found Hanged In Manhattan Apartment (New York, NY) -- Fashion mogul Kate Spade has been found dead of an apparent suicide in her Manhattan apartment. The designer repo...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois and west central Illinois including the following counties: Champaign-De Witt-Douglas-Edgar-Knox-Marshall-McLe...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will be having a Little Wheels Play Date on Wednesday, June 13th in the parking lot of the library from 10:30 - 11:30. Please bring your scooters, bikes, trikes,...

A silent auction to benefit Luke Gano will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on June 30th at the Charleston Speedway. 3-year-old Luke is dealing with some major health issues at Children's Hospital in St. L...

(Nashville, TN) -- Dolly Parton is the latest pop culture icon to get a Netflix series. Netflix says that Parton will serve as singer/songwriter, executive producer, and will appear in the eight episo...

LERNA, IL - Visitors are invited to the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site in Coles Co. this Father's Day weekend and learn about the men who answered President Lincoln's call for troops in 1861. M...