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CHICAGO (CBS)-- If you are worried about a Metra fare increase, and want to stockpile 10-ride tickets, you had better act now. As WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts reports, Metra is expected to slap strict ...

Metra held public hearings Tuesday night on its plan to raise the price of popular 10-ride tickets, but few customers felt strongly enough about the increase to attend and complain. The eight hearings ...

Metra riders who buy 10-ride passes will pay from $2.75 to $9.25 more today following a fare increase approved late last year. The 11 percent jump should net Metra about $8 million more a year, with ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Commuters who seek to cushion the blow from Metra fare increases try to hoard 10-ride tickets, which are good for a year. But if you want to do it this time you only had until midnight ...

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

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra has a friendly reminder to people who forgot to bring their manners on board. An ad campaign called "Ride Nice" was formed in response to complaints from customers about other ...

Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.” Among other factors, vocal input from cyclists, Chicago and suburban, led to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra will now allow medical personnel to ride the commuter rail for free during the state's "stay-at-home" order, and other changes are being made to various transit options across ...