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If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from slave catchers on their way to a life out of bondage. “What came to be called the Underground Railroad were the networks of assistance that emerged in response to the reality that freedom seekers ...

Community Service League meets May 10 May 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Pictured is Suzanne Lagomarcino, 2020-2021 Silver Bowl Recipient, accepting the Silver Bowl from Janet Hansen, Placement Chairman of Alton Community Service League. ALTON — The Alton Community Service League met May 10 at Camp Warren Levis for their first in-person meeting this year. Thanks to the hard work of Cathy Droste, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, and the members at large, the ACSL was able to fund the following grants to the community totaling $5, 508: Serving Area Kids, All God’s Children, Alton Youth...

Elsah developing plans for the Riverview House FacebookTwitterEmail Cindy Verseman joins others in helping to clean up around the Riverview House that the village of Elsah recently acquired from the Great Rivers Land Trust, a Riverbend nonprofit organization that saves historic lands in perpetuity.John Badman|The Telegraph ELSAH — The Great Rivers Land Trust has deeded a historic property in Elsah to take care of in perpetuity, according to Elsah Mayor Mike Pitchford. The Riverview House dates back to at least 1853 when the village was founded. The home faces the Mississippi River along the...