Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon ...

The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from ...

“For example, some residents would bring him books to read from Illinois College.” In 1832, Lincoln was elected captain by his company in the state militia during the Black Hawk War, but he ...

The No. 7 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (21-8) will hit the court in the Big Ten Tournament against the No. 10 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-10). The teams will square off Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET ...

The Cornhuskers relied on that depth and looked more energized as the Illini grew sluggish. Nebraska’s bench scored 22 points, much better than Illinois’ seven. A sloppy final 10 minutes was ...

Assists_Nebraska 17 (Prince 5), Illinois 20 (McKenzie 10). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Nebraska 30 (Nissley 7), Illinois 27 (Bostic 6, Brown-Hagger 6, McKenzie 6). Total Fouls_Nebraska 10 ...