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

Along with creating a more efficient system, public transportation locally and nationwide is facing a fiscal cliff. When ...

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

The plan aims to add more density along West 79th Street, which has seen new investment in recent years but remains dotted ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of America's first examples of public housing are the Jane Adams Homes in Chicago, built in 1938 and named for the trailblazing reformer. Fast forward to now, and there are some 1 million ...

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 ...

He pitched for Pittsburgh and San Diego last season before signing a $5 million, one-year contract with Chicago in January. Vasil retired the first two batters in the seventh before Castro singled.

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.