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In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...

Citadel is shrinking its footprint in Chicago three years after billionaire owner Ken Griffin left for Florida, moving the company’s remaining operations in the city out of the downtown tower that was ...

The train firebug was sitting in the back of a Chicago Blue Line L car when he approached the woman, later identified as “soft spoken” Bethany MaGee, who had her back to him — and then poured gasoline ...

A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a man on terrorism and arson charges for allegedly lighting a passenger on fire ...

A 43‑story office tower at 30 North LaSalle Street in Chicago’s Loop has gained preliminary landmark status, which could unlock $47 million in tax reductions to support its conversion into 349 ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Several tanker cars on a freight train derailed Friday afternoon in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Passengers say the journey on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief — delays and all — is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level ...

We were well into our journey from Los Angeles to Chicago, surrounded by cornfields and grain elevators, when the train halted and a voice rang out. “All right, folks,” said a man on the PA system.