Connie Martin, an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Speaker, will share her family stories with hidden messages in the patterns of quilts used on the Underground Railroad. She will present historic ...

The courageous stories of freedom seekers and the multi-racial conductors who assisted them on the Underground Railroad in Illinois are featured in a new exhibit Journey to Freedom: Illinois’ ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Illinois played a pivotal role in the Underground Railroad, with new information about it to be uncovered. State Senator Dave Koehler, alongside other Illinois ...