Florida man bought Chicago storage unit filled with collectible trains, only to find it nearly empty

A storage unit hunter from Florida thought he won the unit of a lifetime from a storage facility on Chicago's Northwest Side, ...

Illinois General Assembly passes transit funding bill overnight, raising $1.5 billion for CTA, Metra, Pace

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the ...
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52 Hours on the Rails: Amtrak Sleeper Train from Chicago to San Francisco

I spent 52 hours crossing the country on an Amtrak sleeper train from Chicago to San Francisco. In this video, I share what ...

2 hurt after Metra train hits vehicle near Grayslake, fire officials say; MD-N service affected

Metra said on X just after 12:30 p.m. that outbound train No. 2113, scheduled to arrive in Fox Lake at 12:15 p.m. hit a vehicle near Grayslake. A Metra spokesperson said the driver of that vehicle ...
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Illinois legislature passes bill to fund Chicago-area transit

The Illinois legislature has passed a package of funding measures to support Chicago-area transit agencies, while also restructuring those agencies. The 1,043-page Senate Bill 2111 will wipe out the ...
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Pritzker says transit bill isn't dead, negotiations continue

Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters in Springfield Thursday the Chicago transit bill is not dead, as there are still negotiations ...
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CMU receives punishments for sign-stealing scandal

Central Michigan University is facing consequences for its role in the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal. (October 30, ...

Man dies after falling off moving CTA train in Lake View

The 26-year-old man was found unresponsive Monday on the street in the 3400 block of North Ashland Avenue, Chicago police ...

Man found underneath Brown Line tracks fell from moving train in Lakeview: autopsy

An autopsy on Wednesday determined that a man who was found dead on the street beneath CTA Brown Line tracks had died as a result of falling from a moving train, authorities said. Chicago police ...

Gov. JB Pritzker pumps brakes on $1.5B transit funding proposal with speed cameras, amusement tax

Stiff opposition to a tax package floated this week by Illinois House Democrats seemed to leave a transit deal in jeopardy as ...
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Illinois lawmakers push $1.5B public transit bill to avert fiscal cliff

The BriefState lawmakers unveiled a $1.5 billion bill to save the Chicago region's public transit systems.The bill is ...

Gov. JB Pritzker skeptical about House Democrats’ tax and fee plans to address public transit

Gov JB Pritzker on Wednesday poured cold water on taxing streaming services, billionaires, adding fees to tickets for large sporting events or concerts and allowing speed cameras to ...