Good morning, Chicago. Billionaire investor Justin Ishbia is on the verge of buying an Amtrak rail yard southwest of downtown and just across the Chicago River from The 78, a new mixed-use development ...

Metra is about to change how some downtown riders get on their trains, and it starts right at the door. Beginning Monday, April 6, conductors on select off-peak trains will ask riders at Millennium ...

Illinois voters have now set the stage for November in the race to replace longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.

Chicago commuter railroad Metra is donating one of the two remaining historic F40C commuter locomotives to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America. Built in 1974, Metra No. 611 spent its entire ...

Union Pacific Railroad, founded by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, unveiled its plans today to celebrate the United States, its amazing history and the people behind its unparalleled success story ...

Team officials say they're still focused on The 78, where the Chicago Fire have broken ground on a new home — and where the Sox have been stymied.

Fresh from a come-from-behind victory in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton greeted voters Wednesday and explained why she thinks an aggressive anti-Trump message ...

Explore real Underground Railroad sites across Illinois: historic homes, churches, and landmarks where courage and risk changed lives forever.

Americana fans who want to learn all about the history of Route 66 should check out this suburb of Springfield that has some ...

Chicago voter turnout reached just over 19% as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the second lowest on record for a midterm primary election.

Hours after winning the toughest race of her decade-long political career, Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wasn’t easing up Wednesday morning as she looked ahead to November, when she ...

“What they're doing in trying to affect and buy an election by coming in and spending $10 million at the last minute — all it did was turn voters against them,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth told HuffPost.