Amtrak resumes full service next week July 15, 2021 11:25 am|Amtrak is resuming full services next week.
California man busted with nearly 28.6 pounds of cannabis on AMTRAK train September 19, 2020 11:47 am|The Knox County Sheriff’s Department has made another large bust of drugs on an AMTRAK train.
Amtrak ends policy resulting in $25,000 bill for activists January 23, 2020 11:32 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Amtrak announced Wednesday the suspension of a pricing policy that resulted in a $25,000 travel…
Report: 2 Illinois routes among Amtrak’s worst performing October 19, 2019 12:00 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – A new government report shows that two of Amtrak’s Illinois trains routes are among the…
Chicago group wants to save power plant facing wrecking ball October 11, 2019 11:03 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago preservationists say an old coal-fired power plant shouldn’t be demolished because it’s a monument…
Amtrak train strikes vehicle, multiple cars derailed July 29, 2019 9:58 am|UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (AP) – Amtrak says a train struck a vehicle on the tracks in northeast Illinois,…
1 dead after Amtrak train hits van in suburban Chicago July 15, 2019 12:13 pm|MORTON GROVE, Ill. (AP) – The driver of a minivan was killed when an Amtrak train slammed into…
Amtrak-related marijuana bust one of several in past few weeks January 31, 2019 5:40 pm|The Knox County Sheriffs Department says they were able to seize tens of thousands of dollars worth of…
Authorities say a person was killed after being struck by a train in southern Illinois December 15, 2018 1:30 pm|CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a person was killed after being struck by a train in southern…
25-year-old man dead in Illinois tractor-train crash November 24, 2018 1:21 pm|WYANET, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois man who was killed on Thanksgiving when his farm tractor collided with…
Farm tractor driver dead in holiday crash with Amtrak train November 23, 2018 2:51 pm|WYANET, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a man aboard a farm tractor has died after a holiday crash…
Coroner called after train-tractor collision near Princeton November 23, 2018 12:35 pm|PRINCETON, Ill. (AP) – A county coroner has been dispatched to the scene where an Amtrak train collided…
Three arrested with 42-pounds of cannabis November 8, 2018 5:31 pm|An Ohio man had his bond set at $100,000 on Cannabis charges stemming from a Wednesday afternoon arrest.
Durbin meets with Pritchard about proposed Amtrak route cut September 19, 2018 8:53 pm|Senator Dick Durbin has met with Mayor John Pritchard about proposed cuts to passenger rail that could end…
Comments expected on proposed quiet zone in Bloomington July 4, 2018 1:26 pm|BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) – Public works officials are expected to receive comments on a proposed Bloomington quiet zone…
Comments expected on proposed quiet zone in Bloomington July 3, 2018 1:40 pm|BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) – Public works officials are expected to receive comments on a proposed Bloomington quiet zone…
Knox County officers arrest man for smuggling pot in teddy bear January 23, 2018 5:14 pm|Knox County Sheriff Deputies seized $25,000 worth of marijuana and hash from an unusual place, a four-foot tall…
Judge sends man charged in train shooting to senior facility January 12, 2018 1:05 pm|WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was found mentally unfit to stand trial for the May…
Detention hearing underway for man in Amtrak shooting December 19, 2017 5:16 pm|WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A detention hearing is underway for a Wisconsin man who was found mentally unfit…
Sheriff’s Department makes Thanksgiving day pot bust November 27, 2017 6:30 pm|Nearly 65 pounds worth of pot were seized from an Amtrak train by the Knox Count Sheriff’s Department…