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The statue in Edgewater’s Senn Park has been graffitied with the words ‘coloniser’ and ‘land back’

A helicopter removed the old manual flagpole from the dome of the Old State Capitol this week in preparation for installing an automated one as part of an ongoing renovation project. Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama both made history at the historic building.

President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 after the Union victory at the battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. It was not a new idea – in 1789, President George Washington had proposed a yearly presidential proclamation of each annual Thanksgiving…

The Sun-Times spoke with Freeport residents to gauge what’s on their minds days before Tuesday’s election, and their responses were fittingly diverse for a blue-leaning city in a blood-red county. Patty Tricker worries that Democrats are “all too happy to let criminals roam free.” But Gary…

The fate of 1,500-plus artifacts, including some tied to Lincoln’s murder, is unclear as a foundation pulls items out of a state Lincoln museum.

The 62-year-old admitted he shared several "strong cocktails" with Barack, 61, during the American's tenure as the 44th president of the United States

The Dubliner said he had a few "strong cocktails" and red wine with the former US president

Nikolas Cruz was 19 at the time of the deadly Stoneman Douglas High School shooting when authorities missed several opportunities to deal with the deeply troubled gunman's behaviour in Parkland, Florida, US

U2 frontman Bono has opened up on the time he fell asleep at the White House after having a few "strong cocktails" and red wine with the then-president, Barack Obama