From mom-and-pop diners to historic soda fountains, Route 66 still feeds travelers the way it did nearly a century ago. This ...

Kansas farmers look into drought-resistant crops like cowpeas and canola to conserve water and diversify their farming practices for the future.

The Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas — once a stop along the Underground Railroad for people escaping slavery and a home to abolitionists during the “Free State” era — received ...

The decade between 1850 and 1860 was one of explosive growth—and upheaval—for Chicago. In ten years, its population ballooned from just under 30,000 to nearly 110,000.

Members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA dye the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Loop, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times SHARE ...

The Wilmington & Western Railroad scenic passenger railway has announced a stop in train service for the 2025 season.. The news of a "pause" in operations as of Feb. 25 was posted on the train’s ...

Dec. 4, 1940 On Dec. 4, 1940 a United Airlines plane crashed while trying to land at Chicago Airport, now known as Midway Airport. Six people died in the crash, including the pilot, Phil Scott ...

In an email to NBC Chicago, Jill Bronaugh, communications cirector at the KDHE, described the ongoing outbreak as the "largest documented outbreak in U.S history presently," since the Centers for ...

5 Recent Chicago-Area Restaurant and Bar Closures to Know. A Jamaican patty spot in Wicker Park, a Malaysian eatery in Logan Square, and more closures to know now. by Serena Maria Daniels.

Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day cross-country trek. 5 best Amtrak vacations starting from Chicago ...

More than a dozen street closures will be in effect for the 2024 Chicago Marathon, which travels through 29 Chicago neighborhoods. Here's a full list. ... See the full course map here.

Robert Benecke captured 19th-century western Kansas landscapes before massive European migrations to the area transformed them. In the intervening years, the dust bowl, mass extinction of bison ...