Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died.

Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before the school had a women's track team, was inducted into the university's athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

The paint scheme of locomotive No. 1616 will feature “the unique colors of Lincoln’s era,” UP (NYSE: UNP) said in a press release. It also honors steam locomotive No. 119, one of the two engines ...

After complaints over odors and dust went unheeded, the chief executive of the suburban Hampshire company TiEnergy says he ...

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Canadian National is party to several collective bargaining agreements with key unions, including the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. This leads to the threat of work stoppage during periods of ...

The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.

Daniel Levin, who had a keen eye for underappreciated property in Chicago and in 50 years as a real estate developer, has ...

The Trump administration, DOJ sues Illinois and Chicago over some of its immigration laws. The lawsuit argues that the government has authority to regulate immigration, but it needs to work with ...

Size: 25 x 40 feet plus 12 x 16-foot staging in crawl spacePrototype: Illinois Central GulfLocale: Chicago to Champaign, Ill.Era: October 1976Style: walk-inMainline run: 350 feetMinimum radius: ...

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Central Oklahoma wins a USDOT grant to evaluate at-grade crossings along a proposed commuter rail corridor. Also, Utah Transit Authority (UTA) finalizes ...

The Chicago Cubs have done a lot this offseason. There’s been the acquisition of free agent LHP Matthew Boyd, the trade for Houston Astros all-star right fielder Kyle Tucker, and their most ...