Metra is planning to replace the railroad crossing starting next month. The crossing will be closed to all traffic May 14 to ...

Ten months after CTA, Metra, Pace and RTA signed an intergovernmental agreement paving the way for the first one-day transit ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest bill approved by Illinois lawmakers ...

Chicago area transit agencies outlined what would happen if the state fails to come through with extra funding before ...

Chicago native and poet Carl Sandburg called ... Travel time: 45 min drive, 90 min via Metra Craving a bit of industrial history with your outdoor excursion? The former site of Joliet Iron and ...

the confluence of Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC), CSX, NS and UP lines, which handles over 90 freight trains per day and intersects with 30 daily Metra trains. The project will involve reconfiguring ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Electric trains are facing extensive delays Wednesday evening. Metra reported there were wire issues. The electrical engineering department is working to repair the wires ...

Remembering Thomas Moser: A Chicago-born craftsman, Mr. Moser gave up being a college professor to pursue a dream, becoming a renowned furniture-maker. He died March 5 at age 90. 50 years ago ...

We’re becoming a lonely outpost, persona non grata across the globe as other world citizens scorn us for Trump’s increasingly volatile actions.

Serena Maria Daniels is an editor for Eater, Midwest region, responsible for coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. She's a longtime Detroiter, by way of the West Coast and has been a ...

The RTA, which coordinates the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace, is facing a $770 million fiscal cliff next year when federal COVID relief funds run out. The transit agencies want ...