Metra has donated F40C No. 614, one of just two such surviving locomotives, to the Illinois Railway Museum. IRM says in a press release that it hopes to restore the locomotive to operating condition.

You’ve probably seen Justus Roe’s murals around Chicago.

Metra’s board of directors gave their approval Wednesday to a nearly $9 million plan to completely renovate the 115th ...

A pedestrian was hit by a freight train near the Metra station in Winfield, Illinois on Tuesday morning. Metra officials said inbound and outbound train movement remains after the crash involving ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Orland Township, Metra lines, Homewood-Flossmoor and Palos Park.

New details emerged in court Tuesday about a crash that killed an off-duty Glenview police officer as he was driving to work ...

Jan. 25, 2024, was a tragic day in Barrington. Marin Lacson, 17, a Barrington High School junior, was struck and killed by a ...

Illinois may be know as the Land of Lincoln, but the attractions it offers for kids and families go beyond the 16th president and the Windy City. There are lots of fun, quirky, active, outdoorsy, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $55.2 billion spending plan with an unexpected “budget surplus” — but noted the ...

A major project to eliminate one of the country’s longest and deadliest railroad crossings is $13 million closer to becoming ...