Like the Chicago Bears the other night, it seems the region’s public transit agencies have overcome adversity, which must be a shock to lawmakers toiling this week in Springfield looking for a ...

Two Metra train lines were shut down for nearly two hours Wednesday evening after a train leaving Chicago’s Union Station derailed, causing extensive delays. The Milwaukee District West train was ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- Inbound and outbound Metra BNSF trains are back on the move Monday, after an inbound Metra train hit a vehicle in Hinsdale, the commuter rail said. Hinsdale police shared video ...

Inbound and outbound trains on a busy Metra line Friday were stopped after a freight train derailment, Metra said, with extensive delays anticipated. According a post from the Metra BNSF line, all ...

CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

A person was killed when a Metra train struck a vehicle near Grayslake, Illinois, north of Chicago on Thursday afternoon. Metra Milwaukee District North train No. 2113 struck a vehicle near Grayslake ...

OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- A man from southwest suburban Oak Lawn was killed after a Metra Southwest Service train struck the SUV he was driving near Central Avenue Monday morning. He was identified to ...

Tickets for one of the Chicago area's most beloved and family-friendly holiday traditions go on sale Monday, and they're "expected to sell out fast." Beginning at 12 p.m. Monday, tickets for Metra's ...

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., ...

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