Chicago’s Yellow Line service remains suspended Friday morning as investigators try to figure out what led to a commuter ...

The Midwest Underground Railroad Network and Crete Historical Society plan a July 11 picnic at Schubert’s Woods along Sauk ...

CHICAGO — The South Shore Line has announced a partnership with the Pullman National Historic Park and the park’s Friends group to participate in this year’s Pullman Railroad Days, July 25-26, which ...

South Shore Line train service through Northern Indiana will continue to run on a weekend holiday schedule through Friday, ...

Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.

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CHICAGO — A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring at least 19 people, three of them seriously, a fire official said. The Chicago Fire Department said a Chicago ...

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A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring at least 38 people, three of them critically, fire officials said. The Chicago Fire Department said a Chicago Transit ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — An important Juneteenth history lesson took place in the Chicago Loop, a key role in freeing slaves, and hundreds walk past the Monadnock building in the Loop every day, not realizing ...