It connected the Great Lakes to the Gulf, fueled Chicago’s rise, and powered America’s economy. But after a century of dominance, the Illinois Central was absorbed, erased, and almost forgotten ...

He has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad. Solomon Perry worked at Illinois Central's Markham Railway, where he says racial epithets were scrawled onto bathroom walls and casually ...

The Dixon Park District, the city and Discover Dixon have been awarded a $22,000 federal grant, one of 250 awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities through its Celebrate America! program ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Illinois 13 (E. Main Street) near US-51 (N. Illinois Ave.) will be closed for several days in June while crews perform repairs on the railroad crossing. Illinois Department 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.

AMES - The Iowa Department of Transportation is still receiving reports from the railroad companies operating in Iowa regarding additional damage to their tracks and bridges, and impacts to their ...

Central Illinois is dotted with the tiniest of communities that owe their existence to the railroad boom of the 19th century. Many of these places featured a livestock pen and grain elevator, the ...

YROBEK Edward A. Wyrobek, age 80, longtime Chicago Heights resident, formerly of South Chicago. Retired Division Analyst for IC Railroad and sales clerk for Helsel-Jepperson Electric Supply. U.S. Army ...