Abraham Lincoln

At a time when America is reckoning with much of its racist past, a historian says museums show that many historical figures were flawed people.

The McLean County Museum of History has announced the donation of what staff call an “invaluable” Lincoln document by Lincoln collector and scholar Guy Fraker.

Both major political parties could substantially change or disappear entirely after the 2020 presidential elections, according to a longtime political watcher at Illinois State University.