Read about some notable model train products from the 1960s taken from the pages of Model Railroader magazine.

There could be as many as 200 sites in Illinois — Abraham Lincoln's home state — associated with the Underground Railroad, ...

Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day ...

Remembering Empire” by the Empire Area Heritage Group The T. Wilce Company of Chicago, Illinois was founded by Thomas Wilce ...

The latest closure will deal with St. George Road. Beginning Monday, the Illinois Department of Transportation will begin ...

In Illinois Democrats won 14 of the state's 17 congressional districts, and Republicans won three, NBC News projects. -view ...

Time machines might not exist yet, but in Des Plaines, Illinois, there’s a place that comes pretty close. Tucked away in a ...

There are 57 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, defeating the Republican ...

Strongly blue Illinois is flyover country for the presidential candidates, but national campaign themes dominate local races ...

The Illinois Terminal Railroad might be one of the most misunderstood Class 1 railroads of the 20th century. If you think ...

As Joliet grows as a logistics hub, experts like Maul and Leahy believe the region is poised for continued industrial ...