(The Center Square) – An Illinois task force investigating the state’s ties with the Underground Railroad has presented its ...

A state task force is releasing its findings this week on the important role, Illinois's plate in the history of the Underground Railroad. The group estimates as many as 7,000 people traveled ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - How much do you know about the history of the Underground Railroad? When the Civil War ended, many freedom seekers made their way up north to Illinois through the Underground ...

The report shows there could be as many as 200 sites in Illinois associated with the Underground Railroad, with many of the houses and churches still standing. William Still, an abolitionist from ...

More than 200 historical sites in Illinois have been identified as a part of the Underground Railroad in the state, according ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Illinois played a pivotal role in the Underground Railroad, with new information about it to be uncovered. State Senator Dave Koehler, alongside other Illinois ...

Don't miss it -- the famous Canadian Pacific Holiday Train for 2024 on Wednesday will make its second of three stops in the Chicago area.