PEORIA, Ill. — An Illinois jury convicted a former sheriff's deputy of second-degree murder Wednesday in the shooting death ...

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says he wants the world’s heaviest operational steam locomotive — Big Boy 4014 — to make its first ...

In 1894, flames swallowed Hinckley, Minnesota. One train crew reversed full-throttle through fire and smoke — saving hundreds ...

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The Village of Huntley has declined a stop on the new Chicago-Rockford Metra line set to launch in 2027. Illinois Department of Transportation officials state the project will proceed on schedule ...

From L: Ali Foley, Keith Surney, Genevieve Corkery, and Carolyn Benjamin in Dutchman at Trap Door Theatre Credit: Chris Popio Written when Amiri Baraka was still going by LeRoi Jones, 1964’s Dutchman ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – A man and a dog were hit and killed by an Amtrak train Tuesday afternoon on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Metra spokespeople said the collision happened at around 12:45 p.m. near West ...

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 44-year-old man died early Tuesday morning after forcing the doors open on a CTA Red Line train car and falling onto the tracks, Chicago police said. At around 4:40 a.m., police said the man exited ...

Police are looking for three male suspects in connection with a robbery on a CTA train in the Loop. The incident happened a little before 11 p.m. on Sept. 26. CHICAGO - Police are looking for three ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...