Chicago has always had a plethora of terminal railroads. Many have come and gone, but a handful with historical roots dating to the late 19th Century are still active today, and vital to keeping the ...

On Oct. 25, 1848, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad dispatched a train from a station on Kinzie Street just north of the Chicago River. It was the first railroad in a city that in future decades ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Geoffrey Baer has taken deep dives into the history and stories of the Chicago region for more than 30 years, hosting scores of ...

For the first three decades after Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1833, slavery was legal in the United States. And for as long as slavery existed, there were people who tried to escape bondage ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — An important Juneteenth history lesson took place in the Chicago Loop, a key role in freeing slaves, and hundreds walk past the Monadnock building in the Loop every day, not realizing ...

CHICAGO — Car counts and dwell at the Belt Railway of Chicago’s Clearing Yard have increased dramatically since CSX cut back operations at Barr Yard, its primary Chicago-area terminal, prompting an ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Tribune editorial cartoonist John T.

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville’s past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. Were it not for a bad decision on the part of city officials some 172 ...

Once upon a time—time wasn’t standardized. And that was a problem for the booming railroad industry. Once upon a time – time wasn’t standardized. And that was a big problem for the booming railroad ...