Many traces of the Underground Railroad still remain in Illinois. Here’s a map of known sites across the state and what ...

A black-and-white photograph showing the new Illinois Central Railroad depot from the south looking north. The new elevated tracks are visible to the right of the station. Photograph #14, Illinois ...

The Hotel Florence was opulent and luxurious when the Pullman Palace Car Company controlled an area of Chicago's Far South ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A state task force is making recommendations to enhance educational and historic remembrance of the Underground Railroad in Illinois during the 1800s. The Underground ...

DECATUR - After what has for some seemed an eternity, settlement checks from the class-action lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad finally are making it to their destinations.

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Dec. 4 filed an amicus brief in support of petitioners CN and the Illinois Central Railroad ...

Today is Saturday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2025. There are 354 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt ...

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March 7, 1925: Dad's severely punished pocketbook is due for another blow after the first of April, providing that he is contemplating having any electrical work done after that date. Annual working ...

Clark Robinson Griggs, left, made a significant mark on Champaign County while serving in the Illinois General Assembly. Former Champaign Mayor Dannel McCollum Clark Robinson Griggs, left, made a ...