1912: Medinah Temple, a rectangular building with a pair of crescent-crowned domes and Arabic influences, opened on Wabash ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.

The CTA gave notice Wednesday about this weekend's disruption for "essential track work" downtown, but many riders say they ...

The Illinois legislature has passed a package of funding measures to support Chicago-area transit agencies, while also restructuring those agencies. The 1,043-page Senate Bill 2111 will wipe out the ...

Authors and researchers Carla Bruni and Phil Thompson left no greystone — or terracotta — unturned in the more-than-300-page ...

A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package ...

The Bus Priority Corridor Study will explore ways to make bus travel faster, more convenient, and more comfortable on five ...

For decades, these colossal trains carried elephants, acrobats, and tents across America. They brought magic to every ...

Transit reform can support Illinois riders and taxpayers. These seven principles outline a path to affordability, ...

The road was never completed, largely due to the “financial revulsion” of 1873 and the resistance of the Housatonic Railroad.

Shinty has reached new heights after a 12-year-old player made it to Everest Base Camp with his caman - and even had time to ...