Study: No evidence museum’s stovepipe hat was Lincoln’s

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A new study found no evidence to corroborate that a beaver-skin stovepipe hat, a centerpiece of Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum, ever actually belonged to Lincoln. A WBEZ report says findings from the study

Treasurer returns $40K in unclaimed cash to Salvation Army

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois treasurer’s office has returned nearly $40,000 to the Salvation Army in Chicago. The money comes from a program the office oversees that helps return unclaimed property or cash. The Salvation Army money

Off-duty Missouri police officer shoots intruder in Illinois

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An off-duty St. Louis-area police officer shot and wounded a Christmas Eve intruder in a neighbor’s apartment in Illinois. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that authorities say that 22-year-old Steven M. Madden of