With the annual veto session in Springfield drawing to a close on Thursday, Illinois lawmakers are racing to figure out how ...

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 ...

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Illinois lawmakers are debating new taxes on billionaires, streaming services and concert tickets to raise up to $1.8 billion a year and prevent major transit cuts.

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Union Pacific Corporation is set to acquire Norfolk Southern, creating the first transcontinental railroad giant. Learn more ...

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Authorities on Wednesday identified a BNSF Railway conductor who was fatally struck by a passing train as a 52-year-old ...

Metra reported BNSF trains are operating with major delays Wednesday morning due to a vehicle striking a bridge.

Service on the Metra BNSF line has been disrupted after a truck hit a rail bridge in Chicago. The BNSF said all inbound and ...