Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a measure that would allow doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives after the controversial bill barely cleared the Senate during the fall legislative ...

More than 18,000 Amtrak workers will receive a $900 bonus before the end of the year, the U.S. Department of Transportation ...

A federal appeals court blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago area immigration ...

A federal appeals court has blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago-area ...

A federal appeals court blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago area immigration ...

A broken-down freight train is blocking traffic and other trains in the Bloomington-Normal area, causing delays of at least ...

Metra BNSF trains are running with delays after a vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train Tuesday evening in Brookfield, Illinois.

CHICAGO — More evidence of the toll Amtrak’s aging locomotive and passenger car fleet is taking on operations was provided in ...

Experience the Amtrak Empire Builder train as it traverses breathtaking landscapes across Washington State, Idaho, Montana, ...

Passengers say the journey on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level scenery spanning deserts and ...

This Illinois town about an hour from Chicago has historic architectural and plenty of space for outdoor fun, blending ...

Nearly 30 years after the idea was first formally explored, a new commission was born Friday with the goal of finally delivering a passenger rail system that connects Milwaukee, ...