From Rails to Trails explores how a passionate group of activists fought to transform railroad corridors into trails now ...

Like its Midwest rivals, the Chicago & North Western Railway jumped on the idea of brand-named passenger trains. However, it ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Most have heard about the Underground Railroad, but few know of the role Illinois played in helping runaway slaves get to freedom. West Town Museum of Cultural History curator Jeri ...

The Chicago & Alton Railroad served the River Bend for many years. It was an outgrowth of the Alton & Sangamon line built by Capt. Benjamin Godfrey. The C&A operated a depot on the riverfront and ran ...

CHICAGO - When Illinois state Sen. Napoleon Harris (15th District) was a boy, he would play near the Little Calumet River, a few blocks from his house on 133rd Street, throwing rocks in the river and ...

When Illinois state Sen. Napoleon Harris (15th District) was a boy, he would play near the Little Calumet River, a few blocks from his house on 133rd Street, throwing rocks in the river and running ...

John Ricketts has fond memories of riding the train with his family on their trips to Florida from their South Side home, enjoying the luxuries of a Pullman berth and dining car, relaxing with a meal ...

A 1898 map showing Underground Railroad routes overlaid with a drawing of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church (left) and the Thomas Hoyne residence (right). A 1898 map showing Underground Railroad routes ...