Multiple cities are celebrating the festive season using trains -- from classic model trains to subways -- as a means to light up the season.

“Polar Express” and Santa trains throughout Upstate New York are once again delivering pajama-ready holiday fun on tracks that wind through wintery woods. When Chris Van Allsburg published “The Polar ...

In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize thousands of city streets. In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some ...

In a recent YouGov survey, three-quarters of Americans said they had little or no trust in self-driving taxis. Yet their ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Some Illinois leaders are calling the state’s SAFE-T Act “a failed experiment” after prosecutors say a man who was out on bond awaiting trial set a woman on fire while aboard ...

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and Greater Cincinnati has plenty of timeless traditions that will get you in the holiday spirit. The annual Fountain Square Christmas tree lighting, ...

Lawrence Reed, 50, is charged with a terrorist attack on a CTA Blue Line train after allegedly setting a woman on fire. Federal prosecutors will argue Friday that Reed is too dangerous to be released, ...

News Nov 19, 2025 / 07:09 PM EST A man has been federally charged after a woman was set on fire while riding on a CTA Blue Line train Monday night. WGN's Courtney Spinelli has the latest details. Man ...

A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train this week has been federally charged with committing a terrorist attack, authorities said. Lawrence Reed, 50, was identified as the suspect ...

LAY OUT A MOTIVE. AND NEW TONIGHT, A MAN FACES A FEDERAL TERRORISM CHARGE AFTER POLICE SAY HE SET AN INNOCENT WOMAN ON FIRE ON BOARD A CHICAGO TRAIN. THE VICTIM WAS RIDING NORTHBOUND, APPROACHING THE ...

The suspect with a lengthy criminal history and who was released after being accused in a violent August attack, has been federally charged after allegedly lighting a young woman on fire Monday on the ...