Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile ...

In my journalism career traveling throughout Lake and Porter counties, I’ve always been fascinated by a nod to our farm railroad roots.

When a municipality tries to reindustrialize without creating housing, it’s lost the plot for residents, Emiliano Aguilar ...

Police say two men were busted in a railcar break-in on Chicago's Southwest Side earlier this month — one was already on ...

Amtrak and Illinois officials are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Chicago's Union Station Tuesday. The transit hub was dubbed "America's finest railroad terminal" back in 1925 and Monday ...

Illinois basically has two regions: Chicago and “downstate.” Dense Chicago is reliably Democratic, whereas downstate skews ...

A South Shore train hit a pedestrian in Gary, Indiana, on Thursday morning. South Shore Train line officials said trains are ...

You only celebrate a 100th birthday once, and Amtrak made sure that the milestone for Chicago Union Station did not go ...

The rapid transit system provides transportation to both of Chicago’s major airports, O’Hare and Midway. The system is patrolled by the Chicago Police Department’s Public Transportation Unit, as well ...

From coast to coast, these beloved mom and pop restaurants serve up unforgettable flavors and local charm you won’t find ...

A 23-year-old Chicago man is in custody and faces criminal charges after a Portage girl, who he had been in a sexual relationship with, presented police with a video showing the man performing a ...

Andrew Carnegie donated much of the money to build the nearly 120-year-old Whiting Public Library that was built on land donated by John D. Rockefeller.