Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

Many, perhaps, waiting to grab a train to Omaha or Lincoln or even Chicago and Denver ... Home south of Waverly on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, a now-defunct line that once ...

Authorities in Rock Island have located a missing 4-year-old ... She has been reunited with her mother and will be evaluated by Chicago emergency medical services. It was not clear how they ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- An era is coming to an end in River North, as the Chicago outpost of the Hard Rock Café is soon to close after 39 years in business. The Chicago Hard Rock Café at 63 W.

After nearly 40 years downtown, one of Chicago’s longtime tourist destinations, Hard Rock Cafe, is closing permanently in March, marking the end of an era for one of the chain’s oldest locations.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WLS) -- An Amber Alert issued for a girl in Rock Island Thursday morning has been canceled after she was found safe. An 18-year-old man and four other teens were arrested and ...

A Rock Island woman whose false claim that her daughter ... We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter. Police originally said ...

Pour one out for the once-bustling Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Chicago. Chicago's Hard Rock Cafe, located at 63 W. Ontario St in River North, will soon close its doors for good, according to a ...

Oh, the Rock Island line is a mighty good road, Oh, the Rock Island line it’s a road to ride. This once popular song was not popular among long-suffering customers of the Chicago, Rock Island ...