In the early days of the 20th century, railroads, like the Big Four and the Illinois Central Railroad, drove the Illinois ...

Construction for Springfield’s Rail Improvement Project began in 2014 with construction of an underpass at Carpenter and 10th streets and the final phase will begin next month. Over the last ...

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...

Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic ...

Illinois House speaker “would send a dangerous message that public officials can betray the public trust with impunity,” the ...

Imagine a vibrant town center that serves as a hub of cultural and social activity. There’s a beautiful, tree-lined roundabout and plaza in the middle of it all, with a water feature that serves as a ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to provide $1.5 billion in new revenue for public transportation agencies while creating a new ...

Pope Leo XIV is expected to name Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan as ...

The new law will boost funding and restructure oversight of Chicago-area transit agencies as federal pandemic aid expires.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois' public transit systems got a $1.5 billion annual infusion on Tuesday as Gov. JB Pritzker signed ...

Advocates said the measure and a new Chicago-area leadership board created by it will reimagine the role public ...