Planning a trip? Illinois releases updated highway map with Route 66 highlights, Amtrak routes, and QR codes for travel ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation recently announced the release of the new Illinois Official Highway Map. According to information from IDOT, the map includes updates to listings and ...

The Amtrak Borealis, a new rail line connecting Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul, has only been operating for about a month, but already thousands of passengers have taken the trip. That ridership has ...

Amtrak may soon offer an easier way to travel between these major cities in the Midwestern U.S., creating a rail connection that's arguably long overdue.

Amtrak ridership soared this year thanks in no small part to an increase in passenger traffic at Chicago's Union Station. Almost 28.6 million customers rode Amtrak nationwide last year, according to ...

Would you ride a train from Chicago to Florida — in coach? Ellery Jones with the Sun-Times boarded Amtrak’s temporary Floridian route from Chicago to Miami Sunday evening on Nov. 10 and is expected to ...