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Twenty-five cars in a Canadian National Railway train derailed about 10:30 a.m near 218th and Main streets in the south suburb.
The Pace Board voted Wednesday to join the trial, which is expected to last six months.
This year's edition of the parade will kick off at 11 a.m. Sunday near Sheridan Road and Broadway in Uptown. Security will be beefed up, and fewer participants will march than last year.
Since 2009, the Chicago Botanic Garden's urban agriculture and jobs training initiative has a 91% job placement rate six months after graduation through its apprenticeship program.