Landmark legislation intended to prevent service cuts on the CTA, Metra and Pace goes into effect today. The transit law is ...

Large crowds and traffic were expected in the western suburbs Wednesday as Big Boy No. 4014 — the world’s largest operating ...

Trains on numerous Metra lines were delayed Wednesday due to issues with Positive Train Control systems, the agency said. According to an alert sent out just before 6 p.m., those issues were causing ...

The Regional Transportation Authority today authorized a 0.25% increase in the RTA sales tax, beginning the transition from ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Metra commuters could face significant delays during the Wednesday ...

To Matt Vida, the Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 is not just the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. The 600-ton ...

The commuter rail agency is adding four late-day train trips on weekdays and 18 more train trips on weekends on the Rock ...

A Rock Island line Metra train struck a vehicle in Morgan Park on Friday while heading into the city, officials said. Around ...

Chicago-area commuter rail service Metra announced fare hikes when it released its 2026 budget Friday, part of a policy by the Regional Transportation Authority requiring the Chicago Transit Authority ...