Chicagoans can catch a ride on Metra’s beloved holiday trains soon, as the transit agency announced Wednesday it will run the ...

The agency is asking riders to weigh in on whether they’d like to see the concept become a permanent part of their commute.

Illinois ranks last among peer states in state support for public transit, covering just 17% of costs while most states fund ...

The conductor of a Union Pacific train was standing in a track adjacent to his train for an unknown reason when he was struck ...

Two people were injured in a collision between a train and vehicle on the tracks near the intersection of Belvidere and ...

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An Elk Grove Village man has died after a crash involving a vehicle and a train in Hainesville, the Lake County Coroner’s office said. Metra police and firefighters were dispatched just after noon ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus deficit next year that would likely result in major cuts ...

A longtime practitioner of the dangerous practice in Chicago tends to agree, pointing to the deaths and injuries on the New ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...