CHICAGO (CBS) — An important Juneteenth history lesson took place in the Chicago Loop, a key role in freeing slaves, and hundreds walk past the Monadnock building in the Loop every day, not realizing ...
From Rails to Trails explores how a passionate group of activists fought to transform railroad corridors into trails now ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Most have heard about the Underground Railroad, but few know of the role Illinois played in helping runaway slaves get to freedom. West Town Museum of Cultural History curator Jeri ...
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Chicago & North Western 400 passenger trains
Like its Midwest rivals, the Chicago & North Western Railway jumped on the idea of brand-named passenger trains. However, it ...
CHICAGO - When Illinois state Sen. Napoleon Harris (15th District) was a boy, he would play near the Little Calumet River, a few blocks from his house on 133rd Street, throwing rocks in the river and ...
When Illinois state Sen. Napoleon Harris (15th District) was a boy, he would play near the Little Calumet River, a few blocks from his house on 133rd Street, throwing rocks in the river and running ...
A 1898 map showing Underground Railroad routes overlaid with a drawing of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church (left) and the Thomas Hoyne residence (right). A 1898 map showing Underground Railroad routes ...
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