Morning commuters' travel plans were thrown off track after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge. The company said a CSX train derailed at about 4:24 a.m. It caused damage to the railroad ...

Longtime Louisville & Nashville Railroad employee Charles Castner died last month at the age of 97. He co-wrote a book in ...

Some train lines, like the Red Line, Blue Line or even Green Line, loudly define Chicago’s “L” system through their prevalent north, south and westward presences. But for the Chicago Transit Authority ...

At 92 years old, Glennette Tilley Turner is still telling the stories that shaped her life. The author has spent decades researching and preserving the stories of Harriet Tubman and the freedom ...

We wanted to spend more time in Chicago after a brief layover last year, and from my experience riding the train around the country in 2021, I knew Denver to Northern California was the most beautiful ...

The Far South Side Chicago church that was once Pope Leo XIV's home parish is has made the 2026 Chicago 7 Most Endangered list from Preservation Chicago.

The Anime Milwaukee convention includes cosplay, or costume play, which is a performance art and hobby with participants ...

Born as a child practice in the charrería, today the skirmishes are a symbol of identity, discipline and female empowerment ...

The Prairie View Interscholastic League, formed in 1920, provided opportunities for Black high school student-athletes who were not given an apportunity to play in the UIL.

HALL COUNTY, GA — Authorities in Hall County are investigating after a person was struck and killed by a train on Thursday. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says “the intersection of McLeod Street and ...

The scenery and the camera-work of the scenery in this film are spectacular. The lost art of outdoor western camera work is remarkably well featured in this b-western and is worth watching. "Majestic" ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When a woman was set on fire on a CTA Blue Line train in November, the Federal Transit Administration demanded a new safety plan for the Chicago transit system. The feds are ...