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Illinois Bicentennial Commission announces change of venue for 200th birthday bash
Above / News release states Gov. Rauner and Gov.-Elect Pritzker will make joint appearance at Bicentennial Birthday Party on Mon., Dec. 3, now slated...
Illinois Bicentennial Celebration is set for December 3, 2018, at United Center
Above / Officials announce initial plans for Illinois’ 200th Birthday Event to be held on Mon., Dec. 3, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago....
Nominate Veterans for Illinois Bicentennial ‘Honor 200’ event
Above / Veterans Valor, a Century Walk sculpture located along Washington Street at Van Buren Avenue, on the path that leads to Central Park,...
Illinois Bicentennial Office and Illinois Humanities announce Historical Road Scholars Speaker Bureau
Above / During 2018, more than 30 distinguished speakers and storytellers will host more than 150 Bicentennial events statewide to present the history of...
Countdown to Illinois Bicentennial about to begin
Above / Built in 1837, the Old State Capitol stands with many stories that will be told and retold during the next year as...
Illinois Bicentennial Craft Beer is selected at State Fair
Above / Hand of Fate Brewing Company of Petersburg beat out 18 Illinois craft brewers at the Illinois State Fair to create, brew the...
A few glimpses of Illinois’ 200th Birthday & Grand Bicentennial Party at Navy Pier
Above / While celebrities, original performances and videos highlighted an emotional night on Chicago’s Navy Pier on Dec. 3, the "Laughing Lincoln" sculpture was...
Illinois State Fair will host Bicentennial Craft Beer Competition August 11-13
Above / Back when Naperville celebrated its "nifty 150" in 1981, folks came up with a commemorative sesquicentennial beer to honor Stenger Brewery, 1848-1893,...
Illinois’ 200th birthday party will feature star-studded lineup on Dec. 3, 2018, at United Center
Above / Bicentennial reveals star-studded lineup for state’s 200th birthday party at United Center. The night features original Gettysburg performance starring Hamilton Chicago’s Miguel Cervantes, parade of sports champions, members of the Chicago...
Illinois Governor’s Mansion has reopened to welcome visitors to Springfield
Above / Governor Bruce Rauner and Diana Rauner kicked off a celebratory weekend as they welcomed public to Illinois Governor's Mansion in Springfield. (Photo...
Old Nichols is listed as one of 13 ‘Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois’ for 2018
Above / Old Nichols is locally landmarked and in a National Register district in downtown Naperville. However, the landmark status only protects the structure’s main...
Illinois Governor delivers State of the State from Springfield
Above/ 2018 State of the State Address was delivered from the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, Jan. 31, 2018.
Unedited Text as Prepared for Delivery (Subheads...
Illinois Executive Mansion will be closed for tours in 2017 during renovations
Above / The interior of the dome that tops the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield features scenes from Illinois history and stained glass windows, overlooking the...
Illinois Governor Rauner Inaugural Speech presented January 12
Governor Bruce Rauner Inaugural Speech
As prepared for delivery at 11AM on Monday, January 12, 2015, during the Illinois Inaugural Ceremony at the Prairie Capital Convention...
Naperville’s Pulse in Springfield – Welcome to Naperville, Laughing Lincoln
Holiday season is about making dreams come true. Yes, that mostly applies to children who find a special wished-for item under the tree on...
Naperville’s Century Walk – To Unveil One-of-a-Kind Lincoln Sculpture
Of all the undoubtedly tens of thousands of images of our 16th President captured by paparazzi, painters, sculptors and sketch artists over the years,...
Things to do around Naperville this weekend: September 28-30
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Laughing Lincoln Jubilee is set for 1-5PM Sept. 30
Above / Century Walk President Brand Bobosky and Laughing Lincoln Jubilee chair Mary Lou Wehrli stand at the sculpture site in Central Park with...
Laughing Lincoln Jubilee is set for Sept. 30 in Central Park
Above / The community is welcome to celebrate Abe Lincoln as he was in 1839 during Laughing Lincoln Jubilee in Central Park where a...
Indian Community Outreach Award recognizes ‘Significant Community Contributions’
Above / With a message sent by Governor Bruce Rauner, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti presented the Indian Community Outreach Award to recognize the group's...