SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Union Pacific will bring its Abraham Lincoln locomotive to Springfield, the hometown of the 16th ...

Union Pacific Railroad is set to commemorate its 163rd anniversary with the unveiling of its new No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive ...

Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for drastic cuts.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train in the 4100 block of Ostermeier Road in Auburn late Friday, according to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office. A 25-year-old man from ...

An informational public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dana Thomas House, 301 E. Lawrence. Designs will be shown and officials will be on hand to answer questions ...

Illinois’ spring session ends with a budget deal but no solution on transit, taxes or energy — leaving key challenges ...

With 1 month left in the session, Illinois lawmakers in Springfield are near a deal on public transit reform for CTA, Metra and Pace.

Officials had previously announced the train was set to be on display earlier in the day, from 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Following it's last Illinois stop, the train will travel to Missouri, Arkansas ...

Abraham Lincoln's funeral train traveled through Ohio, including Champaign County, in late April 1865, making stops at many small towns on its way to Springfield, Illinois.