Here’s a map of single-copy locations. Sign up for our daily newsletter here. By the early 1800s, ... Between 1850 and 1860, Illinois’ rail system grew to cover the entire state.

Gov.Banks and the Illinois Central Railroad. Share full article. Aug. 25, 1860. ... See the article in its original context from August 25, 1860, Page 1 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

Map of Illinois Underground Railroad historical sites, plus what to know before you go. A biker rides the I&M Canal Trail as it passes through Utica on Aug. 31, 2012.

The Kuhn family home in northern Lake County was a safe house on the Underground Railroad, circa 1860. Courtesy of Lake County Discovery Museum Editor’s note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial ...

(The Center Square) – An Illinois task force investigating the state’s ties with the Underground Railroad has presented its findings to the state legislature. During the years leading up to ...

The Underground Railroad was a secret network of travel routes and safe houses that guided slaves to free states in the 19th century. Latest U.S.