The world's biggest steam train will pass through Springfield as it travels the US to celebrate America's 250th birthday.

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SPRINGFIELD — A main road in Springfield was reopened a day after a train derailment. N. Bechtle Avenue near Perry Street reopened to traffic on Saturday, Springfield Police confirmed to News Center 7 ...

Around 3:30 p.m., Springfield police and fire were called to the 400 block of East North Street for a train car that had derailed, according to dispatchers. The train car was carrying grain. “Earlier ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — One man is dead after getting hit by a train. It happened called to the 4100 block of Ostermeier Road just before 10 Friday night. Sangamon County Sheriff's Office says, the ...

While the Illinois Senate advanced a measure to overhaul and provide hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for the Chicago area’s mass transit system, the Illinois House didn’t take it up before ...