There’s a marker now in the 400 block of Shadeland Avenue letting people know it is the site of the Riverview House/Cleveland ...

The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/White Cooperation.” ...

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

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

The anti-human trafficking nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) has a new CEO for the third time in three years.

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

Other plans for the site include a plaza and pergola for outdoor gatherings, along with the new heritage center to house the ...

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

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

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