Metra is expanding the schedules of two western lines starting Monday, Sept. 8. Find out which lines will be affected and ...

Just days after the Surface Transportation Board (STB) granted Metra’s application for terminal trackage rights to continue ...

When I told people I was taking a 19-hour train ride from New York City to Chicago to attend a System of a Down concert with ...

Elyssa is a digital news producer for CBS Chicago. She covers breaking news and manages the station's social media presence. Multiple rounds of storms pounded the Chicago area Monday afternoon and ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed hundreds of new Illinois laws, enacting changes relating to artificial intelligence, stalking, how schools handle lockdown drills and gun violence on school grounds, and more ...

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train near the Elburn Metra Station Monday morning. Kane County Special Deputy Coroner Maureen Kelly confirmed the incident involved a pedestrian who ...

Commuters on the Metra Electric line face extensive delays Monday morning after a train hit a pedestrian near McCormick Place.

Elburn Trustee Chris Hansen announced he will seek the Republican Party nomination in the 2026 primary election for the state ...

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 15-21, 2025, Rail Safety Week in Illinois, marking the 12th year of ...

Illinois’ Speaker of the House on Tuesday confirmed that Downstate will get something out of the Chicago transit bill. The ...

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing [email protected] A train derailed in Chicago on Monday evening, sparking an evacuation of numerous passengers. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) said ...

Philadelphia's experience could serve as a warning for lawmakers in Illinois who need to figure out a funding solution to ...