Legislation moving through Springfield would create a new bond district to unlock up to $1.6 billion in financing for ...

A 100-year-old Illinois diner still draws morning lines for fluffy pancakes, donut holes, and classic breakfasts locals swear ...

A Victorian opera house in Woodstock, Illinois has hosted live shows since 1889. Discover the small-town theater that never ...

Essex Realty Group, LLC brokered the sale of 4534.5–4538 N. Wolcott Ave., an 18-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. The well-maintained vintage asset sold for $4,537,000 in ...

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Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning. The derailment took place near Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue around 4:30 a.m, and ...

A little-known program aimed at keeping people accused of violence off public transportation has proved difficult to enforce and is disproportionately used to suspend Black riders from the CTA and ...

Metra police are investigating the death of a man who was struck by an outbound Metra train near the Westmont stop early Tuesday morning. The collision occurred at about 7:15 a.m., according to Metra ...

WESTMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- Train service on the Metra BNSF Line has been disrupted Tuesday morning after a train hit a pedestrian near Westmont, Metra said. Metra said train #1207 struck a pedestrian and ...

Metra trains on the BNSF Line were disrupted in Chicago's western suburbs Tuesday morning after a train hit a pedestrian. Metra confirmed the pedestrian was killed, but did not immediately have ...

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 ...