Chicago has depended on its trusty elevated rail system for well more than a century. Every day, some 400,000 riders board ...

Of the 18 museums in Balboa Park, only one is in a basement. The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is the successor to a rich ...

The Milwaukee Northwestern Model Railroad Club is a group of railroad buffs who maintain and operate what we believe is the largest HO-scale railroad in a Wisconsin museum.

The romance of rail travel never quite disappeared from American culture. While highways and airports came to dominate the ...

I often wish for more seating — in parks, on the sidewalk, at the train station and especially in galleries. It’s not a make-or-break for me, I’m just a slow looker, but it can be a serious deterrent ...

Granite City stands proud with its industrial heritage and surprisingly affordable retirement housing. This southwestern Illinois town offers working-class charm and homes that won’t deplete your 401 ...

These 10 towns offer charming communities and budget-friendly housing options under $200,000! Decatur sits right in the heart of Illinois and might be the perfect spot for your next home sweet home.

The California builder will fully replace the double-decked trunnion Lake Street Bascule Bridge, which runs over the Chicago ...

Emmett Till's glass-topped coffin at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture stands as a reminder of his mother's courage and the fight to preserve his story.

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

Plans for the exhibit were formed after high school students from Pilsen questioned the lack of Latino representation at the ...

Volunteers spent nearly a year rebuilding the diesel engine that once kept Andersen’s Bayport factory on track.