The transition will commence throughout the remainder of the year with new staffing appointments and ridership improvements.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 25. Memorial Day parades, services and observances throughout the suburbs will pay tribute to those U.S. military personnel who gave their lives in service of their ...

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Metra officials said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a commuter train Monday afternoon in Arlington Heights. The ...

Metra will expand service on its Rock Island District beginning Monday, June 1, expanding weekday and weekend service while ...

The beginning of June has ushered in expanded service on Metra's Rock Island Line, with more trains operating on both weekdays and weekends. According to a press release, Metra has added additional ...

The commuter rail agency is adding four late-day train trips on weekdays and 18 more train trips on weekends on the Rock ...

Metra trains on the Union Pacific North line were halted Thursday afternoon after a train struck a flatbed trailer carrying milling equipment in a north suburb, with officials warning "extensive" ...

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A Metra train collided with a semi truck at the Linden Avenue and Green Bay Road crossing in Wilmette on Thursday, resulting in minor injuries for two passengers, according to Wilmette Village Manager ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Two Metra passengers were injured when a Union Pacific-North line ...

Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago ...