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The Lincoln Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 725 Pekin St. in Lincoln, Illinois. Built in 1902, the library was funded by a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Built in 1902, the library was funded by a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the U.S. that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president ; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859.
Reno is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois. Reno is located along a railroad line southeast of ... Bond County, Illinois (3.4 miles ESE) Sorento ...
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is an 86-acre (0.3 km 2) history park located eight miles (13 km) south of Charleston, Illinois, U.S., near the town of Lerna. The centerpiece is a replica of the log cabin built and occupied by Thomas Lincoln , father of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln .
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 27,987. [1] Its county seat is Lincoln. [2] Logan County comprises the Lincoln, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL Combined Statistical Area.
The Lincoln Courier is the only local daily newspaper for Lincoln, Illinois, and its surrounding circulation area, which includes Logan County. The newspaper is owned by Gannett . Founded in 1889, the Courier traces its history back to 1855-1856 through one of the newspapers it acquired, the Lincoln Weekly Herald .
In 1837, Lincoln moved to Springfield from New Salem at the start of his law career. He met his wife, Mary Todd, at her sister's home in Springfield and married there in 1842. The historic-site house at 413 South Eighth Street at the corner of Jackson Street, bought by Lincoln and his wife in 1844, was the only home that Lincoln ever owned.
Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.It is a northern suburb of Chicago.Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,940. [3] Named after Lincolnshire, England, the village was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision.