The Illinois Terminal was an electric interurban line serving western Illinois down to the St. Louis area. In the mid-1950s ...

Soon, next year we are told, the heretofore hidden history of Illinois’ Underground Railroad will begin to be assembled, documented, recorded and made public. And it only took 200 years.

The Illinois Terminal Railroad might be one of the most misunderstood Class 1 railroads of the 20th century. If you think ...

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

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 ...

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 ...