Metra has donated F40C No. 614, one of just two such surviving locomotives, to the Illinois Railway Museum. IRM says in a press release that it hopes to restore the locomotive to operating condition.

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved rail safety upgrades near Zeigler. According to a release, the ICC authorized ...

This proposed facility will be good for Will and Grundy counties, the state of Illinois, and the region more broadly, Tom ...

The National Railroad Hall of Fame in Galesburg is moving forward with its visitor center after years of delays, with plans ...

VENICE Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski and Congressman Wesley Bell are set to meet with the Terminal Railroad Association of St ...

After complaints over odors and dust went unheeded, the chief executive of the suburban Hampshire company TiEnergy says he ...

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Illinois bought about $44 billion in imports from China, including about $27 billion in computer and electronic products.

In 2024, Illinois' I-Cash unclaimed property program returned nearly $299 million in missing money to its rightful owners, the Illinois State Treasurer said Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day and ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Passenger rail enthusiasts in the Tri-State area were optimistic about the future of Amtrak service in Cincinnati following a new report from the Federal Railroad ...

After No. 17 Illinois was utterly manhandled by an unranked Maryland team at home Thursday, Illini coach Brad Underwood sent a message – both direct and indirect – to his entire club about the ...

the Bengaluru railway division is planning to build a large railway terminal with maintenance facilities at Devanahalli. The proposed project, estimated to cost around ₹2,500 crore, will be ...