The conductor of a Union Pacific train was standing in a track adjacent to his train for an unknown reason when he was struck and killed by a Metra train, the National Transportation Safety Board said ...

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

Illinois ranks last among peer states in state support for public transit, covering just 17% of costs while most states fund ...

A longtime practitioner of the dangerous practice in Chicago tends to agree, pointing to the deaths and injuries on the New ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus deficit next year that would likely result in major cuts to bus and rail service at the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace.

Two people were injured in a collision between a train and vehicle on the tracks near the intersection of Belvidere and ...

An Elk Grove Village man has died after a crash involving a vehicle and a train in Hainesville, the Lake County Coroner’s office said. Metra police and firefighters were dispatched just after noon ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

There’s something liberating about landing in a new city and realizing you don’t need to deal with the rental car counter. No ...

Transit reform can support Illinois riders and taxpayers. These seven principles outline a path to affordability, ...