CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — People in Central Illinois have been pushing the idea of high-speed rail stops since a bill was passed creating a committee to explore it. Now, Champaign officials want people ...

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Police were investigating Tuesday after a freight train was burglarized in west suburban Bellwood, Illinois. This is far from the first time such a thing has happened. CBS Skywatch was over the scene ...

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Video footage obtained by NBC Chicago shows the moment a freight train collided with a semitruck at a rail crossing in suburban La Grange, leading to hours of Metra service delays. The video shows the ...

A man was seriously injured when a freight train hit a car in Harvard, Illinois, early Thursday morning. According to the Harvard Fire Protection District, a freight train crashed into a vehicle at ...

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- All train crossings were reopened on Monday afternoon after a train struck a vehicle, Wheaton officials said. Around 1:30 p.m. Wheaton officials said a freight train struck a ...

Train enthusiasts from across Central Illinois rode into East Peoria on Sunday for the annual Peoria Train Fair.