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Hilton’s theWit in Chicago delivers spa-like rooms and award-winning design for $240 a night, reflecting a broader shift in mid-range hospitality ...

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Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across ...

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Passenger rail in central Ohio may be rolling up the track sooner than many expect.

In the spring and fall, the Rail Users’ Network (RUN) presents an afternoon-length virtual conference about passenger trains ...

There’s something magical about eating where people once waited for trains, and Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery in Flossmoor, Illinois proves that old stations never really retire. They just ...

Starts before Friday “Madama Butterfly”: 2 p.m. Thursday, April 9, and Sunday, April 12, at the Lyric Opera House, 20 N.