Safety changes are coming to the South Shore Line after a crash that took the life of a local journalist on Chicago's Southeast Side.

The improvements come following the death of Grace Bentkowski at Hegewisch station in July 2024.

The South Shore Line is planning to spend $2.75 million this year to improve pedestrian safety at its Hegewisch station following a fatal accident in 2024. Grace Bentkowski, 22, had ridden a South ...

CHICAGO — The South Shore Line announced that they’re going to install more safety measures at the Hegewisch station after 22-year-old Grace Bentkowski was struck and killed in 2024. A five-year ...

A Northwest Indiana family is suing Metra after a local journalist was hit and killed by a train while crossing the tracks last summer. Grace Bentkowski, 22, of Dyer, Indiana, was crossing the tracks ...

South Shore Line retiree Joe Crnkovich wants West Lake Corridor proponent Janet Moran memorialized by the railroad. “She fought hard for the West Lake Corridor,” Crnkovich said, helping preserve the ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - Wednesday marked the grand opening of the South Shore Line railroad’s new 11th Street Station in Michigan City. Since 2024, passengers got up to 30 minutes cut when they ...

All five victims reportedly lived together at the same address in Gary. The collision happened around 10 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. 12/20 and 7th Avenue, just west of Miller station. South ...

After more than a decade of work, officials are hopeful that the final leg of a multi-year project to boost the speed of South Shore Line train service between South Bend and downtown Chicago could be ...

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. (WSBT) — A new train station could soon be coming to New Carlisle. St. Joseph County leaders confirm with WSBT 22 that a stop for the city is in the works. The concept was presented ...