Visitors can watch the daily railroad traffic, including the Metra and Amtrak commuter trains plus all the freight trains rumbling past Joliet's Union Station, practically every hour on the hour.

Construction is set to begin in the coming days on the new Metra commuter rail station in Morton Grove, part of a multi-million dollar project that the mayor expects will provide a more welcoming ...

Metra Board members and state and local officials gathered Tuesday to celebrate the reopening of the Harvey Metra Electric station at 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard, following a two-year project to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police activity disrupted multiple Metra lines in Chicago during the evening rush Wednesday. Metra Union Pacific West and Milwaukee District West trains were stopped at the ...

BARRINGTON, Ill. - A person was arrested for trespassing on the Metra UP-NW tracks near the Barrington station Monday morning, causing delays for commuters. The Lake County Sheriff's deputies ...

Metra police have taken over the case from Northbrook police because the billboard is on Metra property near a rail line, spokespeople for the village and Metra said. The violent and vulgar ...

At least six people were arrested after a chaotic scene erupted on Metra's Union Pacific-West line in Chicago, with video showing people reportedly stealing boxes from freight trains, authorities ...

Metra has released a no-surprises $1.1 billion 2025 budget proposal that would increase operating expenses by 4% and keep fares stable. The drama comes in 2026 when the agency will likely be ...

Voters will take to the polls to choose Democrat Larry Walsh Jr. or Republican Jim Lanham as their Illinois 86th District ...

Metra is one, beefing up service on its Milwaukee North, UP-Northwest and UP-West lines to help get fans into and out of the city. In addition, the BNSF line will continue to utilize its boosted ...