A task force in Illinois has identified over 400 Underground Railroad sites and is pushing for legislation to support these ...

JACKSONVILLE — A group of historians, academics and legislators spent the last year finding sites connected to the Underground Railroad in Illinois ... The logo used for the Freedom Corridor ...

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 ...

David Harding went off like a steam whistle on March 26 in an emotional confrontation with Elgin County Railway Museum managers over the “mistaken” disposal of a railroad artifact that Mr ...

Illinois officials and cultural institutions are fighting back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut federal funding for liibraries and museums. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul ...

Museums in and around Chicago offer free days for Illinois residents throughout the month of April, and some spots are always free and open to the public. Here are the free museum days for ...

WorldAtlas ranks the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum among the best museums in Illinois. The Lincoln Home offers visitors a glimpse into ...