blog posts Tucked away in rural Illinois: Site of America’s first town founded by a free Black man Feb 12, 2021 10:45 am by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Chicago Tribune (Opinion; Feb. 12) A great-great-grandson of town founder Free Frank McWorter, now a retired Illinois professor, said he wonders: How many Black people are part of the national story? Share on Facebook Tweet Email