Six St. Patrick's Day parades will take place in Chicago, Plainfield and Naperville, plus river dyeing and more March ...

Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific ...

Passengers walk toward their Metra train at Union Station last year. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwa ...

Two separate reform proposals for public transit got an airing Tuesday during a Senate Transportation Committee hearing that ...

Morton Grove officials have issued a request for proposals to redevelop the 8500 block of Lehigh Avenue, near the town’s Metra station and within a tax increment financing district. Proposals ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines.

Good Monday morning, Illinois, and happy Civic Learning Week. At issue: Ray LaHood, the former Illinois congressman who served as U.S. Transportation secretary, has signed on to a letter with 59 ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 47 °F (8.3 °C). Winds NE at 20 to 21 mph (32.2 to 33.8 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from NE to NNE at 6 to 18 mph (9.7 to 29 kph). The overnight low will be 35 ...