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. -- A Southern Illinois historic preservation group wants to raise $100,000 or more erect statues to commemorate the Lincoln-Douglas debate that occurred in Jonesboro on Sept. 15, 1858.

Next week marks the 150th anniversary of the first Lincoln-Douglas debate. There were seven in 1858, as the lanky Abraham Lincoln battled to... Debates Thrust Lincoln Into Public Eye ANDREA SEABROOK, ...

The campaign opens -- The Springfield speeches -- Taking the stump -- The Ottawa debate -- The Freeport debate -- The campaign progresses -- The Jonesboro debate -- The Charleston debate -- Touches of ...

Chances are you’ve heard of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. The series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas launched Lincoln into national prominence, and he ...

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 ...

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 ...