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GLEN CARBON - On Friday, June 20, 2025, SJ Morrison, managing director of MCT, toured the MCT Ronald J. Foster Heritage Trail ...
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Illinois Central railroad bridge across the Okaw river about two miles north of ...
The railway industry has bounced back from the devastating impact of the pandemic and is entering a new phase of development ...
1992: Chicagoan Bill Pinkney sailed into Boston Harbor having circumnavigated the globe all by himself, the third American ...
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Jacksonville Celebration Quilt Contest: Times Square Sewing Complex, 63 E. Central Park Plaza | Create a quilted project to celebrate the bicentennial. Quilted projects are due by July 1 and will be ...
DECATUR - After what has for some seemed an eternity, settlement checks from the class-action lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad finally are making it to their destinations. The lawsuit ...
Two railroad crossings in Normal, Illinois will be closed for railroad work from June 18 to June 25, with traffic detours ...
"The Underground Railroad in Metamora," a documentary highlighting local abolitionist activities, will debut June 22 at Metamora high school.
The best bet for music fans: book at stay at Backstage at The Verb, where you’ll be able to rock out even louder with an ...
Bennett Neiswender, Aislynn Shull and Reagan Lucchetti walked through the grasslands of New Philadelphia, following the ...
The Underground Railroad in Metamora documentary will premiere on Sunday, June 22 at the Metamora Township High School, ...