If you're in Chicago and want to experience a different side of Illinois, jump on the Metra at Ogilvie Transportation Center and ride the Union Pacific West line all the way out — past the dense brick ...

George Lombard Jr. hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first and that’s all the RailRiders pitching staff needed, as ...

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

As Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads’ seismic merger proposal awaits federal consideration, suburbs most affected by the plan aren’t sitting on the sidelines. Seven municipalities ...

Farmers market season is underway — and the suburbs have a bounty of options. (You’ll find information for 49 city markets in its own guide for 2026.) This list of farmers markets in suburban Chicago ...

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 ...

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" ...

A northbound Metra train collided with a semi truck in Wilmette on Thursday afternoon, halting train traffic in both directions on the Union Pacific North Line. The line goes through the Evanston Main ...

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GENEVA, Ill. — A man is dead after he was struck by a Metra train in suburban Geneva on Thursday morning. According to Geneva police, the victim, a 25-year-old man, was struck a little before 6 a.m.

Metra trains between Chicago and the western suburbs were delayed Wednesday morning after an unconscious man was found near the tracks. Metra BNSF train No. 1224 was at the Aurora Transportation ...