A new bust of a young, clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln was unveiled at the East Peoria City Council meeting. Local artist Morgan Elser created the bust, depicting Lincoln before he grew his iconic ...

Memorial Day 2025: Fallen servicemembers honored at cemetery in Elwood, Illinois People from all over the Chicago area took time out this Memorial Day to honor fallen service members. At Abraham ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – A trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia associated with President Abraham Lincoln were auctioned off for nearly $8 million on Wednesday. The items, which were intended to ...

A pair of leather gloves worn by President Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction this week, part of a trove of relics from his life ...

Abraham Lincoln's bloodstained gloves from Ford's Theatre sold for $1.52 million at auction. Other items included a handkerchief and a "wanted" poster.

The blood-stained leather gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket the night he was assassinated were among the 144 items up for bid, 136 of which sold.

Rare Abraham Lincoln artifacts sell for nearly $8 million at Chicago auction The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of ...

Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction The gloves were the top-selling items, bringing in $1.52 million including the premium.

News Nation Abraham Lincoln artifacts to be auctioned to pay off foundation’s debt May 21, 2025 Updated Wed., May 21, 2025 at 9:24 p.m.

The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves Lincoln carried the night of his assassination.