Metra BNSF trains experiencing delays following police activity in Aurora
Aurora police were searching for an individual. The circumstances behind the search are unknown.
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Aurora police were searching for an individual. The circumstances behind the search are unknown.
They tested the app for months before it crashed on its debut.
The Ventra app crashed the same day Metra rolled out new fare prices, causing a chaotic commute and in some cases double-charging riders for tickets. Cubic said they have since made changes and stabilized the app.
The pedestrian was struck at the Milwaukee District North line station in Northbrook.
The person hit by the train was taken to an area hospital.
Thomas Zajac, 70, was convicted of the crime in September.
A spokesperson for Metra said Lisle police reported a body at the north side of the depot.
Last month, another body was found near the same Metra station.
A spokesperson for Metra said Lisle police reported a body at the north side of the depot.
Parents' grief, and anger, is fueled by the fact that this is not the first student tragedy at the same crossing in Barrington – and nothing was done by the village afterward to make it safer.
Families say after an earlier tragedy more than a decade after 17-year-old Marin Lacson was hit and killed by a Metra train, nothing was done by the village afterward to make the crossing safer. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Marin Lacson, 17, was on her way to Barrington High School when she was struck by a Union Pacific Northwest Metra train on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 25.
As of Monday night, a vigil remained in place at the site where Marin Lacson was hit and killed by a Metra train. And less than two weeks after that tragedy, the community has moved quickly to ensure another one does not happen. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Marin Lacson, 17, was on her way to Barrington High School when she was struck by a Union Pacific Northwest Metra train on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 25.
The Ventra app is back up and running following a systemwide issue that prevented passengers from purchasing tickets last week.
The Ventra app is back up and running following a systemwide issue that prevented passengers from purchasing tickets last week.
Metra reported a systemwide outage on the Ventra app Thursday morning. Commuters who opened the app saw the error message, "Server error occurred. Please try again later."
Metra reported a systemwide outage on the Ventra app Thursday morning. Commuters who opened the app saw the error message, "Server error occurred. Please try again later."
The promotional rates many got used to during the COVID-19 pandemic will go away, but the new fares will still be lower than customers have seen in the past.
There will also be changes with passes and ticketing on Metra. CBS 2's Tara Molina has what you need to know.
"It's such a shame that we will never see where she would have gone."
The occupants of the car were not in the car when it was struck.
The accident happened on the UP-N line near Old Green Bay and Maple Hill roads in Glencoe.
Hundreds of people gathered at the Barrington Campus Life Center to remember 17-year-old Marin Lacson.
Marin Lacson was hit and killed by a Metra train while on her way to Barrington High School Thursday morning.
