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Today we're tacking high speed rail again, but this time we're going to the Midwest/Great Lakes region, where the network ...

A model train and toy show, dozens of museums on display, a daddy-daughter dance, adult pinewood derby and art exhibit are among the event highlights this weekend in the Illinois Valley.

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The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.

Because in a world of cookie-cutter chain restaurants and pretentious eateries, Ed Debevic’s is a one-of-a-kind gem that ...

The “Knee High to a Grasshopper” menu has all the classics – chicken tenders, grilled cheese, and of course, the ever-popular ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said ... the hotel was a centerpiece of the model industrial town built by railroad car manufacturer George M. Pullman. It was fancy lodging for ...

Listen to the news, and it sounds like the only part of Chicago is the South Side. In reality, all four sides of Chicago (and ...

Many avoided expensive train tickets by making the illegal and dangerous choice to ride between or on top of train cars. In the book Marginal People in Deviant Places (2022), Jeff MacGregor writes ...