The first thing Paul Cornell did to create a community was to bargain for a passenger stop from the Illinois Central Railroad ...

Barrington is in the exploratory phase of a project that could improve safety at a railroad crossing near Barrington High ...

Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a winter storm watch for the entire Central Illinois area from midnight Saturday through noon on Monday, Jan. 6. While the most dire predictions ...

Grain Belt Express developer Invenergy, based in Chicago, is among the backers of a transmission ... is projected to create 1 ...

Grand Trunk Western steam provided a last look for many Midwest railfans. Despite having a large population with sizeable ...

Prior to the time of the streamliners, North American passenger trains were not particularly colorful. Most sleeping cars ...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Lily Luczkowiak scored 20 points and Addy Engel added 16 as Illinois Central College beat Lincoln Land, 79-69, in a battle of nationally ranked women’s junior ...

My grandfather had about $50 in his pocket when he got off the train in Chicago.He knew he would need a job and, fortunately, the Illinois Central ...

BRIAN NADIG A Norwood Park woman was killed at about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, when an outbound Metra train struck her ...

A man who helped lead an MS-13 clique in New York pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal racketeering case involving seven murders, including the 2016 killings of two high ...

Illinois has a variety of economic strengths — its geographic location in the middle of the country, its interstate highways and railroad hub, Chicago airports and an educated work force.