Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for ...

The Elgin Pride Parade steps off Saturday morning followed by a party in Festival Park, courtesy of ELGbtq+ and the city of ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Just before midnight Saturday, Illinois legislators passed a record-high $55.1 billion Fiscal Year ...

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board to dismiss Metra’s request for trackage rights on UP ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Metra train struck a vehicle on Friday morning. Extensive delays are expected, Metra said. The crash happened before 9 a.m. at 87th and Pulaski, Metra said. SWS train #808 ...

Problems with the Ventra app spurred Metra to allow riders onto trains for ... Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news ...

CHICAGO — A Metra train struck a truck Friday morning on the Southwest Side. Sky9Cam over 87th and Pulaski at around 8:45 showed a white truck struck near the intersection. The train is stopped ...

The "they" Lucas referenced is the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses. If Illinois legislators fail to shore up $770 ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- A driver was killed in a crash that shut down part of a west suburban road for several hours on Monday afternoon, police said on Tuesday. Elgin police officers responded to a ...

A tour of Bronzeville's cultural landmarks is an interesting way to spend an afternoon in Chicago, but a lack of lodging will make spending the night here difficult. Accessible via Metra's 47th ...

Elgin Fire Chief Rob Cagann said in a news release that anyone canoeing, kayaking or rafting the river — or any body of water — should wear a life jacket, as those crafts can capsize easily.