ICES adjunct scientist Mike Conlon appointed ICES North site director. ICES North is in development in Sudbury at Health Sciences North Research Institute and will be launched in late 2017.
Although Illinois could not boast having the first steam-powered railroad in the United States or the Midwest (Maryland in 1828 and Ohio in 1836 claimed those honors), residents could brag of being the home state for some of the earliest American carriers.
It was 16 years ago today that Amtrak extended the Pennsylvanian to Chicago and thus created a scheduled daylight train in Northeast Ohio. The Pennsylvanian began operating between Chicago and Philadelphia on Nov. 7, 1998.Prior to then, it had been a New York-Pittsburgh train.t was 16 years ago today that Amtrak extended the Pennsylvanian to Chicago and thus created a scheduled daylight train in Northeast Ohio. The Pennsylvanian began operating between Chicago and Philadelphia on Nov. 7, 1998.