Only an hour's drive from the center of Chicago, this rural getaway is safe, perfect for families, and full of charming farms ...

Looking for Christmas trains in Chicago? These popular rides fill up quickly, but there are still many available Polar ...

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...

Metra riders should expect to pay an average of 13% more per ride next year as the commuter rail service proposes fare increases in response to a looming fiscal crisis. The fare increases are outlined ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Inbound and outbound Metra trains are moving again after a ...

HUNTLEY, Ill. (WTVO) — The Village of Huntley has dropped out of a planned stop in the forthcoming Rockford-to-Chicago Metra rail service. Village Manager David Johnson said Huntley officials had ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra has resolved a system-wide outage impacting safety technology, and trains are operating with delays on Tuesday evening. A Metra spokesperson said a positive train control outage ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Metra trains experienced significant delays Tuesday evening after a system-wide outage was reported. A Metra spokesperson said that around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Metra’s positive train ...

Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage. Metra officials said, beginning around 5 p.m., ...

Editor's note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. The Chicago Transit Authority unveiled a planned fare increase for 2026 on Monday, just days after Metra proposed a hike of its ...