St. Patrick's Day 2025: Where to see Chicago River dyeing and parades
The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means three parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.
Pedestrian dies after being hit by freight train near Lake Forest, Illinois
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest, causing delays for Metra ...
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Concrete chunks fall from viaduct, damaging woman’s car: ‘It could kill someone’
Amanda Massih, whose car was hit with debris while she was driving under a Jefferson Park bridge last month, wants netting ...
HF Chronicle3d
Metra seeking public feedback on potentially renaming lines
Metra is launching a survey to ask riders what they think about renaming lines to make the system easier to understand.
Transportation Today4d
Metra seeks feedback on renaming rail lines
Metra, a rail system serving the six-county Chicago area, is seeking public feedback on what riders think about the potential ...
Daily Herald4d
All aboard the M1? Metra considers renaming train lines
Or switching the Union Pacific North Line to Metra 1 (M1)? Metra is surveying passengers about a potential rebranding to make ...
Evanston RoundTable5d
Metra to change name of Union Pacific North Line, consider systemwide changes
The inbound Union Pacific North Line train at the Davis Street Metra station in 2024. Thirty years after the Metra line that ...
Metra wants to hear from riders on possible new line names, as Union Pacific phased out
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. Some new ...
Metra's proposal to rename its train lines might be just the ticket for riders
Metra's plan to rename its train lines has to be done right. The public has a chance to weigh in. We'd also like to know how ...
1 fatally struck by Metra UP-North train in Evanston
A person was killed after being struck by a Metra Union-Pacific North Line in Evanston Monday night, Evanston's fire chief said. The chief said the person was pinned under the train at the Davis ...
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Metra rolls out survey and community engagement efforts before potentially renaming system lines
The survey and community engagement will help Metra to understand how accessible its current system lines are and if there is a need to change line names.