A Casper man’s lifelong passion for railroading led to a career as a passenger train conductor. The 82-year-old loves trains ...

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Illinois Central railroad bridge across the Okaw river about two miles north of ...

DECATUR - After what has for some seemed an eternity, settlement checks from the class-action lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad finally are making it to their destinations. The lawsuit ...

Mount Prospect is holding a public information meeting Thursday evening to discuss the Central Road Railroad Crossing Phase I ...

A tornado watch is in effect for much of central Illinois, with some counties under a tornado warning. A tornado warning was issued for Sangamon and Menard counties. The warnings expired at 3:15 p ...

Young artists have created a series of travel posters in the style of historic railway adverts, inspired by Yorkshire ...

The line had been abandoned by the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. Together with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, the Old Interurban Trail Inc. provided most of the funds needed to make the ...

BLOOMINGTON — A storm system developing out west could drop several inches of snow across the Plains, but in Central Illinois the biggest threat, starting Wednesday, will be damaging winds.

The United Way of Greater Warren County and United Way of Knox County will merge to become the United Way of West Central Illinois, serving four counties. The merger, effective September 1 ...

MATTOON — Former U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard will be in Central Illinois on Thursday, Aug. 3, signing and promoting his new biography. “Son of Southern Illinois: Glenn Poshard’s Life in Politics ...

Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the more remarkable figures of the 20th century, paid an over-night visit to Bloomington in November 1937. Yet the over-all tone of the stopover was somewhat muted ...