HORNELL, NY—Alstom opened a state-of-the art factory here to build bilevel passenger cars for use on Chicago’s Metra commuter ...

The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend ...

The father of a 17-year-old girl hit and killed by a Metra train in Barrington, Illinois, last year says his grief will never go away — and he is ramping up his fight to keep other students safe.

CTA, Metra and Pace said Monday they would soon be planning cuts in their 2026 budgets, after state legislators missed their first big deadline to fund public transit with the close of the spring ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share CTA, Metra and Pace said Monday they would soon be planning cuts in their 2026 budgets, after state legislators missed their first big deadline to fund public ...

On the second-to-last day of the spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers have finally proposed a new bill outlining how to fund CTA, Meta and Pace as the Regional Transportation Authority ...

Harvey recently won state and federal grant money for a state-of-the-art facility that would put the buses under the same roof as the Metra commuter rail stop a block away. Plans eventually call ...

Harvey recently won state and federal grant money for a state-of-the-art facility that would put the buses under the same roof as the Metra commuter rail stop a block away. Plans eventually call ...

Pending legislation would rename the RTA the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and give it power to control fares, routes and capital spending for the CTA, Metra and Pace. NITA’s 20 board ...

After years of negotiations, Union Pacific Railroad has given Metra an ultimatum: Compromise on fees to use UP tracks or face higher fees starting July 1. Since 2019, Union Pacific has been trying to ...

June is the sixth month of the year, which means we're already halfway through 2025. With summer in full swing (but not official until June 20), there's no time like the present to enjoy the long ...