While it may not be expedient to resurrect plans for a Chicago World`s Fair at this time, a far more cost-effective means of attracting business and promotion to the City of Chicago could be ...

On Oct. 25, 1848, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad dispatched a train from a station on Kinzie Street just north of the Chicago River. It was the first railroad in a city that in future decade… ...

After 1850, the Underground Railroad helped many people pass through Chicago to Canada. Additionally, a fair number of Black people who had found freedom in Chicago and even bought property fled ...

SPRINGFIELD — Country rock band Confederate Railroad has been barred from performing at an Illinois state fair because of its use of the Confederate flag, setting off a firestorm by southern ...

"Ancient 'Iron Horses' On Parade Here Before Going To Chicago Railroad Fair," by Ivan M'Kathnie (May 14, 1949) The Pennsylvania Railroad's Fort Wayne Division yesterday rolled out the most ancient ...

Budd's last day as president of the Burlington, August 31, 1949, was designated Ralph Budd Day at the Chicago Railroad Fair. Of this unassuming man, the editor of ...