Labor groups back transit reform giving RTA expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace
Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.
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Metra to open 103rd St./Rosemoor Station, close 95th St./Chicago State University Metra Electric Station March 3
The 103rd St./Rosemoor Station on the Metra Electric Line will reopen to customers on March 3 following more than a year of ...
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Metra train hits car in Chicago's south suburbs, snags line
ROBBINS, Ill. (CBS) -- A car was struck by a Metra train in south suburban Robbins Monday afternoon, right before the start of the afternoon rush. Rock Island District Line train 419, scheduled to ...
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Metra train crashes into car, leaving 1 dead on Chicago's NW Side
Service on two Metra train lines was stopped after a train collided with a vehicle Tuesday morning in the west suburbs.
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RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace to remedy transit funding crisis
In 2026, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace face a combined $770 million yearly deficit and potentially a 40% reduction in bus and rail service. The Regional Transit Authority ...
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Drivers raise concerns about Norwood Park intersection after woman killed in Metra train crash
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are questions about safety for drivers at an intersection where Metra tracks cross Nagle and Avondale on the Northwest Side. It was the scene of a fatal crash Saturday and ...
Metra and CTA prepping for extreme cold on Monday; Amtrak cancels some Chicago trains
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Monday's bitter temperatures could affect the way Chicagoans get around. Metra, Amtrak, and the CTA are monitoring the incoming frigid weather to try to prevent delays and ...
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1 person killed when Metra train strikes vehicle near Norwood Park
Similarly, UPNW Train #720, which was set to arrive at Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center at 4:23 p.m., was halted. It wasn't immediately known how long both delays would last. Metra didn't ...
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‘Extensive' Metra delays expected after vehicle struck by train in south suburbs
"Extensive" delays along Metra's Rock Island District line were ... Footage captured by NBC Chicago's Sky 5 helicopter showed a heavy law enforcement presence near the train tracks and 139th ...
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Metra train delayed after pedestrian struck at Berwyn stop
according to Metra. A BNSF line train was traveling eastbound towards Chicago Union Station when it hit a pedestrian at around 10:00 a.m. The pedestrian was transported to a hospital following the ...
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Metra Train Station Travel
Travel between the downtown Metra train stations and the Streeterville campus is easy utilizing Chicago Transit Authority bus routes. Beginning in April 2025, Northwestern and campus partners ...
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Metra and CTA prepping for extreme cold on Monday; Amtrak cancels some Chicago trains
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Monday's bitter temperatures could affect the way Chicagoans get around. Metra, Amtrak, and the CTA are monitoring the incoming frigid weather to try to prevent delays and ...