Using photos, videos, maps, and personal narratives ... “Many of these Illinois Underground Railroad stories have not been shared in one place. It is so inspiring to learn more about the ...

Nevertheless, “’Red Scare’ resonates because it speaks so directly to our current quandary of far left and far right.” Also, ...

In other Senior Center News, with uncertainty about possible federal budget cuts to Social Security and Medicaid, staff at ...

Chicago’s role as a “hotbed of abolition” before the Civil War will be the subject Wednesday of a Looking for Lincoln Conversations program.

The city’s early history was inextricably linked to slavery through its many cotton mills where young women from rural New ...

The Underground Railroad was a network of people all over working together to aid in freedom. Many people traveled through New York's Southern Tier on their way, and made stops in the Binghamton area.

The last interurban car left the Illinois Terminal Railroad's Alton depot in March 1953, marking the end of the electric car ...

Many people are unaware of the Capital Region’s strong ties to the Underground Railroad. People seeking freedom traveled through this area, and people living here, including women, helped them ...

LOUIS — Brooklyn, Illinois is a beacon of resilience and freedom. As the oldest Black town in the United States, Brooklyn also helped form the 'tracks' that made up the Underground Railroad and ...