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

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday (Dec. 16) signed into law the legislation providing $1.5 billion in new funding for ...

Public transit in the Chicago metropolitan area will get a $1.5 billion infusion to save it from financial disaster under a ...

A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge alleging he attempted to set City Hall on fire days before the train attack.

The bill, which Pritzker signed Tuesday, secured $475 million for the Chicago to Quad Cities Passenger Rail project, ...

Metra BNSF trains are running with delays after a vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday evening in Brookfield, Illinois. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. near the Congress Park Metra Station.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A Dubuque group is working to reinstate passenger rail service connecting Chicago to Dubuque, hoping to transform the more than three-hour drive into a train ride. Paul Uzel, a ...

The train firebug was sitting in the back of a Chicago Blue Line L car when he approached the woman, later identified as “soft spoken” Bethany MaGee, who had her back to him — and then poured gasoline ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court says the Illinois Attorney's General office and the Cook County State's Attorney's ...

Illinois offers some of the most charming train rides in America, taking you through rolling farmland, historic towns, and beautiful countryside. These scenic journeys let you experience the heartland ...