In a Capitol Hill fight that hits home for anyone who has ever eyed a broken station elevator, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dave McCormick on Wednesday rolled out bipartisan legislation to renew ...

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A grain bin elevator collapsed in Martinton, Illinois, on Wednesday, sending workers scrambling for safety. Watch video of the incident in the player above. The incident happened just before 1 p.m.

Somewhere, on some floor of the 10-story Fine Arts Building, a brassy bell rings. Someone wants to ride the elevator. Waclaw Kalata yanks the handcrank and cruises up and down the elevator shaft, ...

One of Chicago's last manual elevator operators understands the novelty of his 'office' in the famous Fine Arts Building. "It has its ups and downs," Brian joked about the job. He said he wound up ...