Keeping an eye on Metra during the winter storm
Metra spokeswoman Meg Thomas-Reile joins Marissa Perlman and Audrina Sinclair with an update on service amid the winter storm Monday morning.
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Metra spokeswoman Meg Thomas-Reile joins Marissa Perlman and Audrina Sinclair with an update on service amid the winter storm Monday morning.
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill.
The Regional Transportation Authority will no longer demand the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace raise fares by 10% next year, thanks to a transit funding package passed in Springfield.
The Regional Transportation Authority will no longer demand the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace raise fares by 10% next year, thanks to a transit funding package passed in Springfield.
The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the majority of the money going to the Chicago area.
Illinois lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in an overnight session.
A new funding plan for public transportation surfaced Thursday evening without new taxes on entertainment or package deliveries that were part of previous plans.
Metra Milwaukee District North train No. 2113 struck a vehicle near Grayslake and Hainesville.
With the annual veto session in Springfield drawing to a close on Thursday, Illinois lawmakers are racing to figure out how to avoid massive cuts to the Chicago area's public transit systems.
Chicago's Ventra system is set to undergo a system upgrade overnight Friday into Saturday morning, which will take all their readers offline.
Chicago's Ventra system is set to undergo a system upgrade overnight Friday into Saturday morning, which will take all their readers offline.
Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage.
Metra trains on the Milwaukee District North line in Chicago's northern suburbs were halted for hours Tuesday afternoon after an Amtrak train struck a pedestrian.
Metra trains on the Milwaukee District North line in Chicago's northern suburbs were halted Tuesday afternoon after an Amtrak train struck a pedestrian.
Illinois lawmakers return to the state capital in Springfield Tuesday for the fall veto session, with no shortage of things to address.
Illinois lawmakers return to the state capital in Springfield Tuesday for the fall veto session, with priorities including transit funding, the Big Beautiful Bill Act, taxes and possibly ICE and immigration.
The Regional Transportation Authority has mandated Metra, Pace, and CTA all implement a fare increase of at least 10% in 2026 to address major budget shortfalls while it still seeks solutions from state lawmakers.
An elderly driver walked away with only minor injuries after her vehicle was struck by a Metra Union Pacific-Northwest train Monday morning.
An elderly driver walked away with only minor injuries after her vehicle was struck by a Metra Union Pacific-Northwest train Monday morning.
Metra is considering raising their fare prices for the first time since 2018.
Metra is considering raising their fare prices for the first time since 2018.
The Illinois RTA said the state's funding gap for CTA, Metra and Pace in 2026 is now $200 million, but without state funding it will balloon back to a fiscal cliff of $790 million in 2027.
The RTA Board is set to meet Friday for the last time before lawmakers' fall veto session, when Springfield must vote on a funding package to keep Illinois' trains and buses running into 2026.
The rail agency announced on Wednesday that the car will make its debut next week on the Rock Island Line and roll out on other lines in the weeks ahead.
A worker in the construction vehicle was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the city said.
