PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

First Reformed Church of South Holland, an Underground Railroad site, will host the Midwest Underground Railroad Network ...

A major project to eliminate one of the country’s longest and deadliest railroad crossings is $13 million closer to becoming ...

FREEPORT, Ill (WREX) – Freeport Police and Illinois State Police seize 54 grams of suspected cocaine and 184 grams of suspected cannabis after police conducted a search warrant on a Freeport home.

These are photos taken by John Badman that have appeared on the pages of The Telegraph or online this week.

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - About two dozen protesters gathered Monday outside Stewart Centre at 50 W. Douglas St. in downtown ...

Photos from Illinois’ 79-65 loss to No. 11 Michigan State on Feb. 15, 2025, in Champaign. Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1), left, and Illinois guard Kylan Boswell (4) dive for a loose ...

BEIJING/LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan (FCX.N), opens new tab is expected to resume shipments of copper concentrate from Indonesia this month under a new export licence after the ...

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Peoria’s history includes more than its connection to Caterpillar, said Curtis. He said it was also a stop for enslaved African Americans traveling the Underground Railroad.

A second man, Sebastian Munoz-Huertas, 24, of Freeport, Illinois, was apprehended one day later and charged with aiding and abetting the same offense. According to the criminal complaints ...