The last interurban car left the Illinois Terminal Railroad's Alton depot in March 1953, marking the end of the electric car ...

Brooklyn, Illinois is a beacon of resilience and freedom. As the oldest Black town in the United States, Brooklyn also helped ...

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, located at 1 Confluence Way in East Alton, will host a morning and evening Frog Watch Community Science Training at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on ...

Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email ...

At 4:45 p.m., the Chicago & Alton Railroad’s fast Chicago-St. Louis ... Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, IL), April 14, 1964. “Five-Year-Old Boy Taken From Pilot of Chicago Train.” ...

Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. From 1–3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, Eric Robinson and Jared Hennings will provide a bus tour of important locations ...

Before entering politics, Lincoln worked as a lawyer, representing the Illinois Central. He also represented the Alton & Sangamon Railroad, a forebear of the Chicago & Alton Railroad that ran in ...

LOUIS — Brooklyn, Illinois is a beacon of resilience ... there's another portion of that Underground Railroad that also ushered people from Missouri through Alton." The bravery of the town ...

He later reported seeing the creature again, two weeks later, near local railroad tracks ... near what is now Alton, Illinois, where they saw a Native American painting on the rocks.