Chicago-area residents will once again have the opportunity to get free rides on the CTA and Metra during their New Year’s Eve celebrations. Both agencies have made announcements in recent days ...

CHICAGO — Metra is extending its Family Fares to all travel and offering special holiday passes for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, it announced Tuesday. Metra’s Family Fares allow up to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – The new 79th Street/Chatham station on the Metra Electric Line reopens Monday after being closed for over a year for renovations. According to Metra, IHC Construction of Elgin ...

Sun-Times file Share A person was killed after being struck by a Metra train in Oak Park on Sunday afternoon, Metra officials said. The person, whose identity has not been released, was struck by ...

Facing troubling allegations including misconduct, racism, promiscuity and cronyism at the Metra Police Department, leaders authorized an investigation that ended up costing about $1.57 million.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Union Pacific-West Metra train in Oak Park Sunday afternoon, according to officials. A Metra spokesperson confirmed an outbound UP-W train struck the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Trains were halted on Metra's Union Pacific West line on Sunday afternoon, after a train struck and killed a person near the Oak Park stop. Metra officials said it happened around ...

OAK PARK, Ill. – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in Oak Park Sunday afternoon, causing delays for both Metra and CTA Green Line trains. Metra officials said the train involved ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was injured when a Metra train hit a van on Chicago's Northwest Side early Saturday morning, a Metra spokesperson said. Metra said the crash happened near Bryn Mawr in ...

The easterb entrance of the Homewood Metra station was reopened to riders Monday. It’s the final portion of a $21 million renovation; much of the station already opened to the public in May.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Signal issues are impacting multiple Metra lines on Friday. Milwaukee District West Line, Milwaukee District North Line and North Central Service trains were are all stopped at ...

“I’ve been nice about it … I’ve talked with all of them. It boils down to this: Amtrak, Metra, Canadian National, and UP have a deadline of midnight Monday night to come to an agreement. Enough is ...