Like its Midwest rivals, the Chicago & North Western Railway jumped on the idea of brand-named passenger trains. However, it ...
From Rails to Trails explores how a passionate group of activists fought to transform railroad corridors into trails now ...
Chicago has always had a plethora of terminal railroads. Many have come and gone, but a handful with historical roots dating ...
CHICAGO - When Illinois state Sen. Napoleon Harris (15th District) was a boy, he would play near the Little Calumet River, a few blocks from his house on 133rd Street, throwing rocks in the river and ...
When Illinois state Sen. Napoleon Harris (15th District) was a boy, he would play near the Little Calumet River, a few blocks from his house on 133rd Street, throwing rocks in the river and running ...
A 1898 map showing Underground Railroad routes overlaid with a drawing of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church (left) and the Thomas Hoyne residence (right). A 1898 map showing Underground Railroad routes ...