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Starts before Friday Creepy Critters Month: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 31, at Knoch Knolls ...

Today, the American Lung Association released a new report, "Getting Health on Track: Cleaner Locomotives for Healthy Air." The report highlights the significant health risks posed by outdated diesel ...

Looking for the most dog-friendly cities in the world? As a full-time traveler with a dog, I know how important it is for ...

This column is the fourth of a seven-part series in partnership with Chicago-based transit planner extraordinaire Joshua ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sunday marked the last day of the 2025 season to enjoy the Wicker Park farmer's market. With Halloween less ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal collision on Thursday in Elgin involving a Union Pacific locomotive and a landscaping company pickup truck, the agency announced on ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A bicyclist was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in the south suburbs on Thursday, police said. The deadly crash happened at about 7:52 a.m. at the University ...

ELGIN, Ill. - One person has died after a car crashed into a Union Pacific train in Elgin on Thursday, according to police.

Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor, lost his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, ages 12 and 7, in a ...

One person was killed and two others injured when a train collided with a pickup truck in Elgin, Illinois on Thursday morning ...