Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, the agency reported May 21.

Amtrak passengers will begin using the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station on Tuesday, May 20. According to the city of ...

After years of planning, the Carbondale community had the opportunity to experience the new Southern Illinois Multimodal ...

“In a lot of ways, these young people are teaching us how to be a seminary for the next generation,” said the Rev. Kenda ...

The project will complete the final segment of track realignment to consolidate multiple corridors into one corridor through ...

(The Center Square) – A visit to Springfield Wednesday by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is sparking debate over Illinois’ migrant sanctuary policies. Noem flew into ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds N at 8 mph (12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a 58% chance of ...

A Metra train hit a pedestrian Wednesday in the west Chicago suburb of Brookfield. Brookfield police said at 7:49 p.m. that the Metra BNSF Line train hit the pedestrian near the Maple Avenue grade ...

A train derailment in February 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio, led to the intentional release and burning of toxic vinyl chloride from five railcars three days after the crash. (Photo: Jim ...

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in the west Chicago suburb of Westmont Tuesday evening. The Westmont Fire Department reported that it was called at 6:31 p.m. for a westbound Metra ...