SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — This year, more than 300 people traveled to Lincoln's tomb in honor of his birthday. The 16th president was born on Feb. 12, 1809. The tomb visit is part of a multi-day ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Iowa filmmaker plans to make a documentary about Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. Chris Ryder of LeClaire, Iowa, is partnering with the Lincoln Monument ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Caretakers of Abraham Lincoln's tomb are on the defensive over an unflattering critique in National Geographic magazine and looming budget cuts that could threaten management of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A $700,000 restoration project at the temporarily closed Abraham Lincoln tomb in Springfield is expected to finish in April. The State Journal-Register reports the interior ...

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A new surveillance system will help protect Abraham Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield from vandalism and theft. Two companies — A-1 Corporate Hardware of Springfield and the ...

This famous Illinois landmark apparently is home to Central Illinois' most prestigious spirit—that of the 16th president of the United States himself. According to Troy Taylor, before the murdered ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Copper thieves have struck at Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield. An employee recently noticed that a copper statue atop the tomb was missing a 3-foot-long sword. The statue is of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency says it will have to reduce its operating hours at 13 historic sites after Labor Day because its budget was cut was 19 percent. The ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Thieves have nabbed a 3-foot-long copper sword atop Lincoln's Tomb in what is believed to be the first theft at ...