While Chicago focused on the part of the Illinois transit bill that bailed out the CTA, Metra and Pace, there was intense interest in a much small provision that could have a big impact for Western ...

Looking for Christmas trains in Chicago? These popular rides fill up quickly, but there are still many available Polar Express train rides near Chicago. Chicago's Union Station Polar Express ride is ...

A recently-approved statewide transit bill could revive a passenger rail line between Chicago and the Quad Cities. After more than four decades, the long-dormant passenger rail line between Chicago ...

The transit bill passed early Friday (Oct. 31) by Illinois legislators doesn’t just address the financial needs and governing structure of transit operations in the Chicago area. Tucked into the ...

After multiple failed legislative proposals, state lawmakers finally got a transit funding deal across the finish line in the early morning hours on Friday. Gov. JB Pritzker ...

CHICAGO, IL. -- As severe storms that rolled through Chicago Sunday evening snarled train service by knocking debris onto the tracks. An aluminum canopy covering a pedestrian walkway was knocked onto ...

The Regional Transportation Authority is scrapping plans for fare increases by Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority, and bus ...

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Illinois Gov. William Stratton, center, walks through a barrier on the new Northwest Expressway (later renamed the Kennedy ...