OmniTRAX on Feb. 26 reported launching a multi-modal logistics hub in the city of Blue Island, just south of Chicago, that ...

The racial disparity has raised some eyebrows, including those of State Rep. Kam Buckner, a Democrat who sponsored the legislation that allowed the transit systems to start suspending riders.

Training frontline workers and educating passengers about how to spot trafficking may increase “the possibility of saving the victim,” a transit leader said.

The Chicago Bears are willing to commit $2 billion to a stadium project near Wolf Lake in Northwest Indiana after failing to gain traction with new construction projects in Illinois.

Gov. Pritzker established the High-Speed Railway Commission in 2022 to develop a plan for a high-speed rail line between Chicago and St. Louis. The act requires that existing Amtrak and Metra services ...

Metra Southwest Service has resumed after a freight train derailed in Chicago Ridge early Wednesday morning. The derailment took place near Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue around 4:30 a.m, and ...

Trains on numerous Metra lines were delayed Wednesday due to issues with Positive Train Control systems, the agency said. According to an alert sent out just before 6 p.m., those issues were causing ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) – Metra and Amtrak trains dealt with major backups Wednesday evening and the backups are expected to affect Thursday ...

Commuters scrambling to get home were met with significant delays and overcrowding at Chicago's Union Station following a series of disruptions on the BNSF, Heritage Corridor, and Southwest Service ...

Metra is giving a heads-up to passengers for Thursday morning's commute, saying they anticipate delays of up to 30 minutes on Southwest Service, Heritage Corridor, and BNSF inbound trains during the ...