REYNOLDS, Ind. - A Chicago-bound Amtrak train collided with a semi-truck Tuesday morning in northwestern Indiana, injuring several people, after a truck driver who believed he had enough time to clear the tracks pulled into the train's path, police ...

Just days remain before the Nov. 4 election. If you're a Metra rider, here's one reason you might want to talk transit funding with the state and federal candidates running in your districts: Among the justifications for steep fare increases propose...

A Chicago woman was sentenced to a combination of jail and probation for stealing Illinois Link Cards from two disabled residents of Lisle's Ray Graham Association. Nakarria L. Bell, 31, of the 1500 block of North Mayfield Street, pleaded guilty las...

Demand up for Mundelein company's Ebola fighting gear Medline officials say they're fielding hundreds of calls a day from hospitals around the United States interested in ordering its proactive products to prevent the spread of Ebola. The compa...

Suburban hospitals play it safe with Ebola; one patient put in isolation A patient placed in isolation at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin while being assessed for the Ebola virus is not infected, hospital officials said yesterday. The only t...

INDIANAPOLIS — A double-decker passenger bus flipped onto its side on a highway in suburban Indianapolis on Tuesday after striking a crashed car, leaving 18 people with mostly minor injuries, police said. The bus, operated by Megabus, was traveling...

Jack McGuire of Wheaton reveled in telling bedtime stories about his formative years during the Great Depression to his two sons and later to his three grandchildren. “I like telling stories and I have great memories of the years I spent in the Gran...