Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains the $250 million budget shortfall threatening CTA, Metra and Pace ...

From Rails to Trails explores how a passionate group of activists fought to transform railroad corridors into trails now ...

Like its Midwest rivals, the Chicago & North Western Railway jumped on the idea of brand-named passenger trains. However, it ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

How did Ron Dean go from Chicago’s familiar face to Hollywood’s most consistent scene-stealer across decades? Check out his ...

1906: The Chicago White Sox — nicknamed the “Hitless Wonders” (manager Fielder Jones ‘ team hit .230, the worst in the American League during the 1906 season with only seven home runs) — defeated the ...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the Loyola Chicago team chaplain who rose to fame during the Ramblers’ 2018 Final Four run, died ...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team, died Thursday at the age of ...

Backed by actor and producer Ryan Reynolds and directed by Colin Hanks, the film "John Candy: I Like Me" screens Sunday at ...

Illinois officials are working to restore Metra passenger rail service between Rockford and Chicago. The $275 million project is funded, with construction expected to begin in spring 2026. Service is ...

Delays are expected through midday on South Shore passenger trains due to a pedestrian being struck early Monday by a Metra train near McCormick Place in Chicago. Metra reported early Monday that ...