The transit bill passed early Friday (Oct. 31) by Illinois legislators doesn’t just address the financial needs and governing structure of transit operations in the Chicago area. Tucked into the ...

While Chicago focused on the part of the Illinois transit bill that bailed out the CTA, Metra and Pace, there was intense interest in a much small provision that could have a big impact for Western ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker disclosed earlier this month that his administration seeks to commit almost $1 billion of planned 2026-2031 infrastructure spending to several languishing passenger rail ...

Peoria could acquire either an Amtrak or Metra rail line to Chicago. City staff said Tuesday costs will be slightly higher than expected in step two of the process. PEORIA — Peoria's pursuit of a ...

An elderly driver walked away with only minor injuries after her vehicle was struck by a Metra Union Pacific-Northwest train ...

Instead of the BNSF Line, how about West 3 (W3)? Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make train lines easier to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the evening rush hour got under way Wednesday, Metra rail users on the BNSF line hoped to avoid the severe overcrowding that has plagued several trains this week as the result of ...

The conductor of a Union Pacific train was standing in a track adjacent to his train for an unknown reason when he was struck ...

A Metra train struck a pedestrian near the Main Street Railroad Crossing in Downers Grove Tuesday morning, according to Downers Grove officials. It is the second day in a row a pedestrian has been hit ...

Metra said on X just after 12:30 p.m. that outbound train No. 2113, scheduled to arrive in Fox Lake at 12:15 p.m. hit a vehicle near Grayslake. A Metra spokesperson said the driver of that vehicle ...

A motorist was killed Thursday when their vehicle was struck by a commuter rail train near Grayslake, according to Metra. The ...