Shortly an engine and an unusual 5-car train blast into town. Amazingly, as the special roars by, the rear car disconnects ...

Unlike some small towns that have tried to reinvent themselves as tourist destinations with artificial “old-timey” charm, ...

Artists recently painted viaducts where Ricardo Alonzo and students had created environmentally themed historic murals a half ...

A 32-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on 72 criminal and traffic charges following a high speed chase that reached 60 ...

Momentum has been building in Illinois to research the state’s extensive Underground Railroad sites and decide how to ...

Reaching Arcola is straightforward – it’s located just off Interstate 57, approximately halfway between Champaign and ...

A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin") and gave it its name in the 1870s. The Scottish city on the southwestern ...

Following the delivery of dome cars constructed for the Union Pacific and Wabash for the City of St. Louis in 1958, U.S.

Jacksonville Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-noon, Pathway Plaza, 1905 W. Morton Ave. | Fresh, locally sourced produce, homemade baked ...

1984: Politicians of all levels gathered to meet President Ronald Reagan, who stopped by Decatur in a re-election campaign ...

Roseland has a legacy of racist real estate practices and disinvestment, but it also holds a place in the hearts of those ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Union Pacific's new commemorative No. 1616 Lincoln Locomotive will be coming to Springfield for a public ...