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(Springfield-jm) – Using a grant from the Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois State Police have been targeting vehicle theft, carjacking and related violent crimes. The agency received a $10 ...

The polka dot Fender Stratocaster played by Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy.

The history of Illinois music, from Miles Davis to the Smashing Pumpkins, is featured in an exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield through January.

Next to the sign announcing the folk section of a new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is a collection of trinkets

Next to the sign announcing the folk section of a new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is a collection of trinkets

Most music fans would identify Chicago with blues music and acts like Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and Howlin Wolf. Dan Fogelberg was intertwined with Peoria, where his father, the inspiration for the hit song "Leader of the Band," taught music. The Land of Lincoln connections are well-chronicled with Alison Krauss, Chance the Rapper, Styx, Cheap Trick and REO Speedwagon voted in 2018 the top musicians in Illinois history by participants in the Illinois Top 200 project, a part of the state’s ...

Credit Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Lance Tawzer is the director of exhibits and shows at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. He said “The State of Sound: A World of Music from Illinois” covers a wide variety of genres.  “From Gospel music and musicians like Mahalia Jackson, to Chance the Rapper to Miles Davis, to rock ‘n’ roll stars, like Styx and Cheap Trick,” Tawzer said, “this state has really brought this amazing sonic history to the...

Robert Feder posted on The State of Sound An ambitious exhibition celebrating music from Illinois and the legendary musicians who made it — including a working radio studio available to DJs throughout the state — will open Friday in Springfield. The immersive and interactive exhibit will take visitors through a recreated backstage area of a concert arena. Videos and instruments, memorabilia and personal items from scores of artists will ...

The next special exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will explore the amazing musical history of Illinois by putting the spotlight on legends like rockers Cheap Trick, jazz great Miles Davis, bluegrass queen Alison Krauss and “king of soul” Sam Cooke.  “The State of Sound: A World of Music from Illinois” will feature one-of-a-kind artifacts that can be seen nowhere else, including: Benny Goodman’s clarinet Howlin’ Wolf’s harmonica...