With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn hours ...

State lawmakers had a few major agenda items to tackle during this month's fall veto session. One of the most pressing — the ...

Metra earlier this month unveiled a $1.1 billion budget for 2026 that it said includes “an RTA-mandated fare increase and ...

An elderly woman will not be charged after police say she inadvertently drove into a railroad gate and her SUV was hit by a ...

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 ...

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

Metra customers are now required to carry their e-bikes and e-scooters on and off the train without the assistance of electric motors. The new amendment to a bike policy was announced in a statement ...

Metra riders should expect to pay an average of 13% more per ride next year as the commuter rail service proposes fare ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Metra will begin testing its new cafe car prototype on ...

Metra unveiled a prototype for their Cafe Car that will rotate across the busiest train lines this fall as the transportation agency asks riders for feedback on the design. The car will debut on Metra ...

CHICAGO — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train near McCormick Place Monday morning. The fatal incident involving a pedestrian and Metra Electric train No. 308 happened around 8 a.m.