Tom Shepard said the Underground Railroad is ignored despite Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs identified as home to ...

A 366-unit affordable apartment development called Trinity Square, estimated to cost $157 million, is planned next to the ...

President Trump shared his thoughts on how his two terms as president have differed, saying in a new interview with The ...

A store in downtown Charleston has been continuously selling alcohol for almost 340 years, making it the oldest liquor store ...

Explore Illinois’ Underground Railroad history at Beardstown’s Old Lincoln Courtroom exhibit, featuring stories, photos and ...

Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website ...

The U.S. agency appeared to restore text on the history of African Americans escaping slavery, including a photo of famed ...

A new report suggests a plan to bury the rails near downtown could produce billions in economic benefits for Salt Lake City.

Thirty years after its founding by a small group of individuals, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is ...

Columnist: "Some brave settlers in Nebraska City and Falls City helped 'freedom seekers' escape enslavement during the late 1850s and into the Civil War." ...

Illinois has a deep connection to the Underground Railroad. That's why lawmakers are pushing an initiative to preserve sites ...