The Freedom Corridor conference at Illinois College focuses on preserving and recognizing Underground Railroad sites across ...
In 1913, abolitionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia in Auburn, New York. In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating ...
Historian and author Glennette Turner shares insight into the important role Illinois abolitionists played ... enslaved Africans via the Underground Railroad. Senate votes to avoid government ...
The village of Barrington, Illinois has begun installing new pedestrian gates at a railroad crossing, Train crossing safety has been an issue in the Village of Barrington since a 17-year-old girl ...
A new exhibit at the Marshall Public Library highlights the courageous stories of freedom seekers and multi-racial conductors ...
The interactive map below shows the percentage of adults who self-reported excessive drinking in each county in Illinois in 2022. To view that rate, click or hover on each county below ...
Interstate 474 in Illinois will be reduced to one lane in each direction just south of the I-74/Illinois Route 6 interchange ...
The interactive map below shows the percentage of adults who self-reported excessive drinking in 2022. To view that rate, as well as last year’s data, click or hover on each state. The CDC’s ...