MOLINE, Ill. — As the long-anticipated passenger rail project between Chicago and Moline faces a critical federal funding deadline, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce is reaffirming its support for ...

That station would provide airport access for the new proposed MARK Rail line that also includes Milwaukee, Racine and ...

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.

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 ...

Construction on a new rail system connecting Rockford and Chicago is scheduled to ...

For the first three decades after Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1833, slavery was legal in the United States. And for as long as slavery existed, there were people who tried to escape bondage ...

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 ...

A congressman from Illinois has called for the construction of a new high-speed rail line between Chicago and St. Louis in neighboring Missouri, which he said would cut the journey time between the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force on Tuesday presented its ongoing findings on the important role Illinois played in the history of helping slaves reach freedom. The ...

Railroad Days will return to West Chicago this weekend for four days of carnival rides, games, food, music and fireworks. The festival is open from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Pioneer Park, ...