Be sure to come to the 200th celebration of Abe Lincoln's birthday this weekend in Springfield.
At the same time is the Taste of Springfield in downtown Springfield and Secretary of State Ice Cream Social (taxpayers paying???)
...::: 2009 Taste of Downtown Springfield, IL :::...
Downtown Springfield Incorporated
Here's the nationwide Abe Lincoln's Bicentennial site:
Lincoln Bicentennial | 1809-2009 | Live the Legacy
Come and visit Central Illinois' finest. The Abe Lincoln home area is a great place to visit as is the Museum in downtown Springfield.