Metra and CTA prepping for extreme cold on Monday; Amtrak cancels some Chicago trains
Empire Builder trains scheduled to leave Union Station for Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. on Monday have been canceled, ...
Some transit agencies signal support of RTA's plan for increased authority as alternate to merger
Metra and Pace generally support a strengthened RTA after its chairman, Kirk Dillard, laid out a vision that requires $1.5 ...
RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace to remedy transit funding crisis
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
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Extremely Local News: Metra on Nagle Avenue reveals new safety plans
Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on: ‘Duey Juice’ Rum Cocktails ...
Homewood plans for new downtown TIF district, public hearing set for March
Homewood officials plan a tax increment financing district in the village’s downtown near the Metra Electric Line station.
RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit
CTA trains every five to 10 minutes all day and better Metra service at midday, nights and weekends. One app for fares and ...
Regional Transportation Authority warns of fiscal cliff, asks for more power over Chicago area transit
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses will face a $770 million budget deficit and ...
Metra train hits car in Chicago's south suburbs, snags line
Metra police remained on the scene for some time with a heavy-lift wrecker that dragged the vehicle out of the trees and ...
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RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace as solution to transit 'fiscal cliff'
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
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Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger plan
Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, ...
Drivers raise concerns about Norwood Park intersection after woman killed in Metra train crash
Lorene Wilson, a 69-year-old Chicagoan, was killed. Bruscato questions the safety of the intersection, saying it is the same ...
1 hospitalized after Metra Rock Island Line train hits vehicle near Robbins
ROBBINS, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was hospitalized, after a Metra train hit a vehicle in the south suburbs Monday afternoon.