For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5 billion transit funding bill without large statewide tax increases that were previously ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus fiscal cliff next year that would likely result in major ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

Metra riders should expect to pay an average of 13% more per ride next year as the commuter rail service proposes fare increases in response to a looming fiscal crisis. The fare increases are outlined ...

HUNTLEY, Ill. (WTVO) — The Village of Huntley has dropped out of a planned stop in the forthcoming Rockford-to-Chicago Metra rail service. Village Manager David Johnson said Huntley officials had ...

Peoria could acquire either an Amtrak or Metra rail line to Chicago. City staff said Tuesday costs will be slightly higher than expected in step two of the process. PEORIA — Peoria's pursuit of a ...

Fall in the Midwest is made for train rides with your family. For those in Chicago, these routes combine colorful scenery with the fun of traveling by rail — whether on a cross-state Amtrak line or a ...

Illinois Department of Transportation officials returned to Rockford Sept. 18 to convince a skeptical public that Metra passenger rail service to Chicago is on the way. This is the third time ...

Illinois officials are working to restore Metra passenger rail service between Rockford and Chicago. The $275 million project is funded, with construction expected to begin in spring 2026. Service is ...

Police in a Chicago suburb are warning commuters about rail safety after video captured a person crawling underneath a stopped Metra train. (Credit: Hinsdale Police Department) These are the demands ...

Union Pacific Railroad sued the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, doing business as Metra, this week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.