In Freeport, Illinois, just beyond the somnolent downtown, a small park near the Pecatonica River is wedged next to the public library. In the mid-19th century, however, land along the shore stretched ...

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 ...

Introduction: From Lincoln and Douglas to Nixon and Kennedy -- The least man I ever saw -- Take care of your old Whigs -- A David greater than Goliath -- For God's sake, Linder, come up -- In the face ...

The Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858 were taken down verbatim by stenographers. Robert R. Hitt, a pioneer of verbatim reporting, reported for both Abraham Lincoln and Sen. Stephen Douglas for the ...

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 ...

The Lincoln and Douglas debates, certainly the focus of 1858, were but a slice of the continuum of history across this western frontier of the Old Northwest Territory, the huge swath of America ...

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 ...

GRAND FORKS -- I would like to comment on William Grimes' review of Allen Guelzo's book, "Lincoln and Douglas" (Page D5, April 13). The review tries to debunk the "myth" that the debates were ...

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, ...

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 ...

Lincoln and incumbent senator Douglas squared off, of course, in the most famous debates in American history. The Illinois encounters would reshape the nation's bitter argument over slavery, transform ...