Fares will be collected under a unified system managed by a new, stronger Northern Illinois Transportation Authority.

A pedestrian was struck by a Metra train in the west Chicago suburb of Bensenville Thursday afternoon.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois lawmakers have unveiled a plan to combine the region's three main transit agencies into one. The plan would merge Metra, CTA and Pace. Sometimes Northwest Side resident W.

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train Thursday in Bensenville, officials said.

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For the first time since the early 1980's, passenger rail service is expected to return to Rockford, as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced a new state partnership with Metra to extend one of ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (CNN) – A Metra BNSF commuter train hit a vehicle in Illinois Monday. Police in Hinsdale shared video of the ...

The embattled Chicago Transit Authority is taking another hit from Springfield this week, this time from lawmakers calling to fold the region’s four transit agencies into a single unit. A new bill ...

Passenger rail service would return to Rockford by late 2027 under an agreement with Metra and Union Pacific announced on Thursday by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. There will be stops in Belvidere, ...

Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track usage, Metra leaders warned on Friday. Metra filed separate actions with the ...

Ahead of the observance of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, Metra has unveiled a special locomotive honoring Americans who have served in the military and continue to serve. The specially painted ...