JONESBORO, Ill. (KFVS) - The Heartland is steeped in history, and one moment that occurred almost exactly 167 years ago serves as a prime example. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas engaged ...

This year marks the 160th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debates about slavery in the territories. By the year 1858 the abolitionist movement had reached fever pitch. The abolitionists had ...

Almost to the day of the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Quincy, the committee charged with planning a celebration was itself embroiled in a controversy. The dispute threatened the ...

QUINCY — The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Interpretive Center reopens Friday night with a new way of telling its story. Advisory board members oversaw an 18-month, $80,000 project adding state-of-the-art ...

JONESBORO — Looking for Lincoln, a historical society that preserves the 16th president's legacy throughout Illinois, will dedicate a mural in honor of the Jonesboro Lincoln-Douglas debate on Friday, ...

A child stands in front of statues depicting Abraham Lincoln, left, and Stephen A. Douglas at Washington Park Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Ottawa, Ill. The square park is where the first ...

Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich and long-shot Jon Huntsman say they’ll hold a “Lincoln-Douglas” debate in New Hampshire on Monday. So how will it be different from the usual debates? During the ...

correctionA previous version of this story said the bill had been withdrawn. It hasn't. This version has been corrected. Of all the paragraphs in a bill to ban “divisive concepts” from being taught in ...