Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS) If you were paying attention in history class, you'll recall the Underground Railroad ...

The Illinois Railroad Museum in Union is the largest railroad museum in America by far, in terms of the size of the collection of railroad rolling cars. But customer reviews place the museum as about ...

Rocky Fork New Bethel AME Church in Godfrey, Illinois, photographed on June 22, 2023, is only a few miles from the Mississippi River and served as an early stop for freedom seekers traveling on the ...

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As another school year gets into full swing and summer comes to an end, we also celebrate International Underground Railroad Month. September shines light on ...

TheIllinois Railway Museum (IRM) offers a unique blend of history, engineering and family-friendly entertainment. Whether you're a train enthusiast, history buff or simply looking for a fun and ...

Kirk Reynolds, a retired Champaign resident who serves as archive manager for both the Illinois Central Historical Society and the Monticello Railway Museum, poses in the ICHS’s railroad museum in ...

The Lincoln Highway was one of the first cross-country highways designed for automobiles in the United States, built around 1913 as cars surged into popular use. Stretching from San Francisco's ...