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Program highlights New Philadelphia, Lorenzo Bull House

QUINCY — The history of two area communities will come together in a Saturday night program building bridges to the past and a gateway to the future.

Big 10: Distinguished alums take a stroll down memory lane

Among the Illini sharing stories about their favorite professors and places: the new president at Tufts University, a Pulitzer Prize winner, Terrence Shannon Jr. s lead attorney and two Champaign Central

Conference hopes to broaden story of New Philadelphia with new Freedom Corridor

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — A first-time conference hopes to broaden the story of New Philadelphia and build new connections along a corridor stretching from Springfield to Hannibal, Mo.

Illinois College Freedom Corridor conference set for February

Illinois' Underground Railroad: Descendants feel profound pride as they unearth connections

CHICAGO — There is a beautiful duality to the first Chicago site recognized as part of the Underground Railroad. In front, a historical plaque unveiled in 2019 solemnly marks the former Jan and Aagje Ton Farm, 557 E. 134th Place, as part of the National Park Service Network to Freedom program. Chicago’s Finest Marina exists in the back, the sole Black-owned marina in the city. Ronald Gaines .