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

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

The lawsuit filed on behalf of the man's widow, Melissa Grimes, named Canadian National Transportation (USA) Limited, Illinois Central Railroad Company, the train conductor, and the train ...

Senator Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) introduced Senate Bill 1607 to continue the research of an Underground Railroad task force he ...

a number of Central Illinois streets and bridges are closed and under water from flooding. At 11:30 p.m. on Friday, it was reported that Route 45 was closed in Tolono under the Railroad Viaduct.