Today in Chicago History: Motorman ignores red light causing head-on train collision that kills 7 near Gary

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 18, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 18, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/18/january-18-chicago-history/

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][27] . **Front page flashback:** Jan. 19, 1993 ![Two Chicago, South Shore & South Bend trains sideswiped each other peeling away the m...