CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois man is accused of planning to travel to Florida to kidnap a child and hold them for ransom. Devontay Shields was arrested at Chicago's Union Station over the weekend. A ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — An Illinois landmark and transportation hub will soon celebrate its 100th anniversary. Chicago’s Union Station, dedicated as “America’s Finest Railroad Terminal” on July 23, 1925, will ...

A 76-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a Megabus near her West Loop home, not far from Union Station. Thousands of people jammed Chicago Union Station Saturday -- but not because they ...

Explore the historic Chicago Union Station, opened in 1925, in this fascinating tour! Discover the stunning Beaux-Arts architecture, the iconic Great Hall, and learn about the station's significant ...

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“Union Station Music,” a onetime performance of ten musicians inside Union Station’s Great Hall is led by cellist/composer Lia Kohl. Kohl makes music out of noise others might wish to tune out: ...

Long-running plans to revamp Chicago’s Union Station are poised to take a step forward in 2025, as Amtrak prepares to begin modernizing and boosting capacity at the commuter and intercity rail hub.

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, the 2025 Polar Express holiday train rides at Union Station have been canceled. According to organizers, the cancellation is due to reconstruction happening ...

Since Chicago Union Station opened 100 years ago, the station has grown to be the busiest in the city and the third most used in the nation. As one of Amtrak’s and Metra’s major hubs, serving 120,000 ...