Chicago has always had a plethora of terminal railroads. Many have come and gone, but a handful with historical roots dating to the late 19th Century are still active today, and vital to keeping the ...

For the first three decades after Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1833, slavery was legal in the United States. And for as long as slavery existed, there were people who tried to escape bondage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Geoffrey Baer has taken deep dives into the history and stories of the Chicago region for more than 30 years, hosting scores of ...

Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.

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 ...

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...

Once upon a time—time wasn’t standardized. And that was a problem for the booming railroad industry. Once upon a time – time wasn’t standardized. And that was a big problem for the booming railroad ...

Among railroadmen, Alleghany Corp.’s Bob Young has been as popular as a bee in a bridal bouquet. Particularly annoying has been his constant buzzing in the public’s ear about the horse & buggy way of ...