Metra's proposal to rename its train lines might be just the ticket for riders
Metra's plan to rename its train lines has to be done right. The public has a chance to weigh in. We'd also like to know how ...
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Activist's arrest raises questions about protections for students, green card holders
Critics say Mahmoud Khalil was unlawfully targeted for his activism; the government essentially describes him as a terrorist ...
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Lake County Council wants sanctioned judge off domestic violence review team
The council agreed to instruct its attorney to draft a letter to Judge Calvin Hawkins asking him to resign from the county's ...
Metra wants to hear from riders on possible new line names, as Union Pacific phased out
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. Some new ...
Amtrak has a route called the Floridian. So instead of driving I-95, I rode a train
Amtrak has a temporary route called "the Floridian." So instead of driving to South Florida, I took a 15-hour round-trip train ride.
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An 1850s Transportation Marvel Across the Bootheel: The Blanton Plank Road
One of the factors that plagued east-west transportation in the Missouri Bootheel was blockage by swamps running mostly north ...
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Lake and McHenry Counties
URBANA, Ill. — Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced beyond a ...