HOMETOWN, Ill. (WLS) -- A major design change is coming to the Metra railroad crossing where a pedestrian was killed and three others were seriously injured after a car was struck by a train last week ...

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When Sheena Ramirez planned a weekend getaway to Chicago with her family, she expected to enjoy the luxury of a Michigan Avenue hotel stay and take in all the sights of the Magnificent Mile Lights ...

LOMBARD, Ill. -- A Metra train crashed into a car on the tracks in Lombard just seconds after the elderly driver was rescued by two good Samaritans and a police officer. WATCH: Raw video of Metra ...

Battery-operated railcars are coming to Metra in a few years, making the commuter railroad among the first in the U.S. to use the new technology. Metra board directors on Wednesday approved a $154 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --One person was killed when a Metra train hit a car Saturday afternoon in the Norwood Park neighborhood. An outbound Union Pacific Northwest Line train hit a car just before 4 p.m. near ...

HISNDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- Hinsdale police released video of a commuter crawling under a stopped train to make it on board. Police said it happened at the Garfield Crossing in the downtown area on Monday ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – One person was hurt following a multi-car crash on Interstate 94 Sunday morning. Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 1:42 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-94 at 63rd ...

See tracks? Think train. That’s the message from law enforcement agencies across the Chicago area this week. It’s part of ...

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