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A water main break along a main roadway in west suburban Cicero forced a northbound lane closure on Wednesday morning. It was unclear exactly what caused the break, but crews were working to ...

Some state senators on the Transportation Committee seemed receptive Tuesday to the labor group-written bill that seeks to empower the Regional Transportation Authority over the CTA, Metra and Pace.

Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines.

The Metra system, with its current names and color-coding. Metra is considering renaming the lines to a more uniform system. Metra CHICAGO — Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from ...

Passengers walk toward their Metra train at Union Station last year. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwa ...

Metra has launched a survey to gather feedback on potentially renaming lines to make the system “easier to understand for new and occasional riders,” the rail service announced Monday. The efforts ...

Originally, Metra blacked out descriptions of the actual work performed by consultants McGuireWoods when it responded to a Freedom of Information Act request for invoices in late 2024.

Metra filed separate actions with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and in federal court seeking relief from what they called “windfall” rates proposed by UP to use its tracks.