THORNTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The final piece to the flood protection plan for Chicago's South Side and south suburbs was lowered into place Wednesday - it's a huge gate placed in the Thornton Quarry ...

Thornton Quarry, in Thornton, Illinois, has remained the hottest ticket in town for decades. A year ago in November 2019, I received terrific news from Munster Parks Department that “my number ...

Thornton Quarry, one of the largest aggregate quarries in the world and the "Midwest's Grand Canyon," rocks, according to its peers in the industry. Hanson Material Service Co. and its aggregate ...

Armed with a chisel and a hammer, Rich Bostrom channeled Fred Flintstone as he tapped gently on a giant rock at the bottom of the Thornton Quarry. “This is interesting,” said Bostrom, 50, of ...

THORNTON | A portion of the Thornton Quarry that has provided tons of limestone that was used to build structures and infrastructure across the region will soon become a reservoir ...

THORNTON, Ill. (CBS) --The "last blast" on Monday at the Thornton Quarry, along I-80, was the first step toward using the big hole to help relieve flooding on the South Side and in the south suburbs.

A pedestrian was hit by a Regional Transportation District train in Thornton on Friday afternoon, temporarily halting service on the N Line, according to the agency. Related Articles Union Station ...

A large explosion planned at the Thornton Quarry next Monday will go a long way to helping ease flooding on the South Side of Chicago and in the southern suburbs.

A large explosion planned at the Thornton Quarry next Monday will go a long way to helping ease flooding on the South Side of Chicago and in the southern suburbs.