Discussions about the fiscal cliff and future of Chicago-area transit have ... which would mean a Metra line that once had 90 trains per day would be down to 54. Metra CEO Jim Derwinski with ...

Using ‘flex funds’: One of the quickest ways to find money may be to redirect the state’s federal highway funds to public ...

By contrast, a train ride between Chicago and Waukegan costs $7.50 and the travel time is 90 minutes, according to the Metra website. Initially, Schneider said he anticipates there will be at ...

A popular route drivers take to Chicago O'Hare International Airport won't be available once construction related to the massive, multi-million dollar Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) rehabilitation ...

The “doomsday scenario” for the future of Chicago’s transit system is coming into sharp focus: a $770 million budget deficit threatens thousands of jobs, sweeping service cuts and a crater in the ...

The train tracks it supports run parallel to Interstate 90. Metra commuter trains as well ... it needs to be repaired,’ so that way citizens of Chicago can actually indicate that to the city ...

Monica Mendoza started working on her early childhood education about a decade ago with the dream of opening a day care in her home. After breaks due to the pandemic ...

David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra is having “great luck” with its fleet of SD70MACH ... We’ve installed them on 110 cars and we plan on doing 90 more this year, so that will be a total of 200 cars in what ...

Credit: Alisa Hauser/Block Club Chicago Metra would end early morning and late evening trains ... These service cuts could trigger a drop in 90 million trips in the first year alone, the RTA said. The ...

Bob Johnston CHICAGO — Last year’s completion of the South Shore Line ... “We’re running close to 90% on time now,” after the latest schedule revision on Feb. 18, he said. And he provided some insight ...