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Metra passengers make their way to trains at Union Station, where crowds during delays clog the platforms.

Metra unveils plan to curb Union Station crowding

August 18, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.

Metra unveiled a new strategy Tuesday to block direct access to Union Station's cramped south concourse and reroute customers to a more spacious waiting area during service disruptions and special...

Jane Addams Tollway widening from Elgin to Rockford to be done Tuesday

August 18, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

The rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway between Elgin and Rockford is scheduled for completion Tuesday, after two years of construction, the tollway announced. The 37-mile stretch...

Metra officials say fare increases will help launch a $2.4 billion modernization plan.

Metra, freight railroads push project to untangle rail corridor

June 18, 2018 at 3:44 a.m.

Metra and freight railroad industry representatives on Friday called for a $1 billion project intended to untangle a snarl of railroad tracks that causes major problems for Chicago commuters and...

Women wait in line for the restroom Friday at Chicago's Union Station.

Union Station’s restroom scarcity tops complaints spurred by report

August 18, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

About 120,000 train travelers pass through Chicago's Union Station every day, and although there are four public washroom areas in the terminal, many visitors say these aren't nearly enough. "Using...

Chris Persch looks at a map outlining part of the environmental impact statement for the proposed Illiana toll road at a meeting in Peotone in 2012.

Illiana toll road plan advances but still far from reality

August 18, 2019 at 6:25 p.m.

The federal government on Thursday gave another green light for state officials to proceed with plans for the bistate Illiana toll road, but the action doesn't guarantee that the controversial...

Traffic flows south on the I-294 Tri-State Tollway near the Touhy Avenue toll plaza.

Tollway working on plan to rebuild, maybe widen, Tri-State

August 18, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.

The Illinois Tollway is launching a major planning effort to reconstruct and possibly widen the central Tri-State Tollway starting in 2020, officials said Wednesday. One option being considered is broadening...

A sign forbids cellphone charging at an outlet in Union Station on Thursday Dec. 4, 2014. Few outlets are available, but Amtrak is considering charging stations.

Commuters, transit experts offer 6 ways to improve Union Station

August 18, 2019 at 6:23 p.m.

A multibillion-dollar rehabilitation of Chicago's iconic Union Station is on the drawing board, including plans to improve access by reconfiguring train concourses and eliminating a confusing layout for ramps and...

The Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, under construction in June, is expected to open as a 10-mile tollway in 2017.

Drivers will pay $1.90 to travel 10-mile stretch of Elgin-O’Hare tollway

May 21, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

Motorists who use the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway will pay as much as $1.90 to drive the highway when it is extended and converted to a tollway in 2017, Illinois Tollway officials...

Tollway hears new funding pitch for Route 53 extension

June 18, 2018 at 6:09 a.m.

Advocates for the extension of Route 53 through Lake County say they have devised a unique plan to help bridge a multibillion-dollar funding gap in the long-debated project. The plan...

Metra riders board a Union Pacific train at the Rogers Park stop this summer. Commuters on the UP North and West lines will see revised schedules next week.

Metra riders to see changes on UP North, West schedules

August 18, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

Customers who ride two of Metra's Union Pacific lines will see revised schedules starting next week, the commuter rail agency announced Monday. The schedules of six weekday trains and four...

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