CHICAGO – Inbound and outbound Metra UPNW trains were stopped for several hours near Norwood Park after a train struck a vehicle Saturday afternoon, killing one person. Metra officials said UPNW ...

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 ...

Travel between the downtown Metra train stations and the Streeterville campus is easy utilizing Chicago Transit Authority bus routes. Beginning in April 2025, Northwestern and campus partners ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. (CBS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were halted during the evening rush Thursday after a train hit a car in Maywood. Both inbound and outbound trains were stopped near Maywood ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- A pedestrian was struck by a Metra Milwaukee District West in Elgin Friday morning, Metra said. The incident occurred on the tracks near Kimball and State streets. Milwaukee ...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share Leave the car keys at home. The Chicago Transit Agency and Metra are offering free rides on New Year’s Eve. The CTA won’t charge fares from 10 p.m. Tuesday ...

A person was struck by a Metra train Dec. 27, 2024 in Elgin. Sun-Times file Share A pedestrian was struck by a Metra Milwaukee District West train Friday morning near a station in Elgin.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train on the Union Pacific North line Thursday morning, between Waukegan and North Chicago, a Metra spokesperson confirmed.

The temperatures led Metra to implement “hot weather speed restrictions,” lowering train speed by 10 miles per hour. Concerns for homeless people, elderly and those with preexisting conditions ...

Got new electronics for the holidays? Whether you've unwrapped a shiny new smartphone, tablet or laptop, the first steps you take can set the tone for your entire experience. We'll walk you ...

At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), endless tables of gaming equipment, TVs with stretchable screens or suction cup backs, and robots for every possible purpose (we like the little cat ...