Metra Warns Of Double-Charging On Credit Cards
Metra is alerting customers that some of them may have had their credit cards charged twice at ticket windows last Monday.
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Metra is alerting customers that some of them may have had their credit cards charged twice at ticket windows last Monday.
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski says 1,400 construction jobs are heading for Chicago's South Side to build a massive railroad bridge at 63rd and State streets.
The Regional Transportation Authority is warning that the CTA, Metra and Pace may have to undertake emergency fare hikes and service cuts as soon as next month.
Relief may be around the bend for thousands of Metra's Rock Island line commuters accustomed to big delays caused by the railroad traffic bottleneck on Chicago's South Side.
The storm system Tuesday evening produced funnel clouds and caused serious damage in many areas, and also left hundreds of thousands without power.
Trains have been stopped and thousands are without power after severe weather, which prompted tornado warnings, moved through the Chicago area Tuesday evening.
Metra trains are back up and running this morning, after an accident in Cicero that left two people dead.
Are you from the far flung reaches of Chicago's suburbs and, like me, afraid to take the Metra? It's okay, you can admit it, the Metra confuses me too. Don't worry though! We'll figure that giant, metal, moving monster out together!
The Metra Union Pacific West Line had no trains running for part of Monday morning because there simply weren't enough engineers to go around.
The commuter rail agency's new CEO, Alex Clifford, said Friday that rising diesel fuel prices and the state of Illinois' continuing inability to pay subsidies may leave Metra with a $100 million 2011 budget shortfall.
When it comes to train crossings, Metra says close calls happen way too often. On Thursday, police set up stings to stop them. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports.
Train traffic on the Metra Union Pacific Line to and from the western suburbs was halted this morning, after electrical wires fell across the tracks.
The executive inspector general of the State of Illinois is about to gain oversight power over Chicago area transit agencies.
Starting today, all the lines in the Metra commuter rail system will introduce "quiet cars" on their trains.
An Amtrak train hit a Metra commuter train Friday morning at Union Station, sending as many as 12 people to area hospitals.
Naperville and Metra police continued to investigate the apparent suicide of a man who stepped in front of a speeding freight train at Metra's Fourth Avenue station north of the city's downtown.
A 53-year-old Naperville woman remained hospitalized Tuesday evening after she apparently fell in front of a moving Metra train along the Naperville-Aurora border.
Metra trains on the Union Pacific / Northwest Line are moving again after a person was found near the tracks in northwest suburban Park Ridge.
Residents of a North Side condominium complex may try to derail the latest plan to rebuild a portion of Metra's Union Pacific North line.
Metra says its test of "quiet cars" has been so successful the rail agency will roll them out on all of its rush-hour trains.
Metra CEO Alex Clifford is weighing a plan to cut service and raise fares as early as July, to offset recent high fuel costs. Newsradio 780's Bob Roberts reports.
A Metra train crashed into a semi-trailer truck Friday morning in Mount Prospect, causing the truck to burst into flames.
Real-time arrival information is coming to a CTA bus shelter near you.
Metra wants to know if an attempted sabotage in 2007 was related to a al-Qaeda, with new information out that the terrorist agency was planning to target rail lines.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
The annual Bike the Drive was under way on Chicago's iconic DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Sunday, and most of the Drive was shut down for the event.
Investigators in the south Chicago suburb of Ford Heights were trying Sunday morning to determine what sparked a house fire the day before.
A pickup truck was seen doing doughnuts in the road during a street takeover in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
A federal judge extended her block on the U.S. Postal Service's new requirements for mail voting, as states prepare to begin sending mail ballots to voters for the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court left in place guidance from the Federal Communications Commission that allows political parties and committees access to cheaper rates for political ads.
The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
The Chicago mayoral election is less than six months away, with over a dozen candidates in the race. The real question on everyone's mind is: will Mayor Brandon Johnson run for reelection? Speaking here with Political Reporter Chris Tye, Johnson offers a strong hint about his plans.
This month, the Chicago City Council is set to consider an ordinance that could establish bird-friendly requirements for new construction and major renovations. Annette Prince, director of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, talked with Suzanne Le Mignot.
U.S. Central Command said it hit three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles at two Navy warships. Wendy Gillette reports.
The annual Bike the Drive was under way on Chicago’s iconic DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Sunday, and most of the Drive was shut down for the event. Marissa Sulek reports.
Meteorologist Shane Hinton has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
A pickup truck was seen doing doughnuts in the road during a street takeover in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Chicago police were investigating Sunday morning after teenagers were shot and wounded in separate incidents the night before.
Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 13.
The annual Bike the Drive was under way on Chicago's iconic DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Sunday, and most of the Drive was shut down for the event.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
The Twins pulled within six games of the White Sox in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games of the third AL wild card.
Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.
Plans for a newly designed Chicago White Sox stadium along the river in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood were released on Saturday.
Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer and Erick Fedde pitched five sparkling innings, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1.
Three people were shot and wounded in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
A pickup truck was seen doing doughnuts in the road during a street takeover in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Chicago police were investigating Sunday morning after teenagers were shot and wounded in separate incidents the night before.
A Frankfort mother charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son was very invested in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Will County prosecutors say.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
