Illinois Commerce Commission approves $740K for rail crossing safety upgrades near Nora, Jo Daviess County. Work to finish in 18 months.

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – Residents in Cahokia Heights are dealing with even more roadway construction in an already busy area. Railroad crossings are shut down at three separate intersections while ...

Every three hours, a person is hit by a train in the U.S., officials said Monday in announcing Illinois Rail Safety Week. That number strikes a chord in the Chicago region, the nation’s busiest train ...

In the mid-1930s, a dangerous Illinois Central railroad crossing in Grenada, Mississippi, had claimed too many lives. Local ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that rehabilitation of a crossing by Norfolk Southern railroad on Illinois 157 between Illinois 13 and Chase Lane in St. Clair County will require a ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Rail crossing and pedestrian fatalities on railroad tracks are increasing in Illinois. As of July 1, 2025, Illinois had 102 collisions, 20 deaths and 53 injuries. Nationwide, ...

DAVIS JUNCTION, Ill. (WREX) — Part of a busy state highway through Ogle County will see a week-long closure for repairs to a rail crossing. The Illinois Department of Transportation says work on the ...

The Liberty Lane CSX railroad crossing in Danville will be closed for maintenance starting Tuesday. The Liberty Lane CSX railroad crossing in Danville will be closed for maintenance starting Tuesday.

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