A former conductor for the Illinois Central railroad says he was the victim of ongoing racial harassment at the IC’s Markham yard, culminating in a physical assault where a co-worker cut locks ...

He has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad. ... That's when he says four of his co-workers went after him with a six-inch knife, grabbed his dread locks and cut them off.

When it escalated to a physical attack in which his dreadlocks were cut off, he said finally spoke up. But as CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports, instead of being helped, he was let go. "I want justice ...

CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- An Illinois Central Railroad conductor says he was racially harassed, including an attack by a co-worker who used a knife to cut off his dreadlocks. Solomon Perry filed a ...

He has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad. ... That's when he says four of his co-workers went after him with a six-inch knife, grabbed his dread locks and cut them off.