Metra approves fare increase
Metra's board Friday unanimously approved a fare hike averaging nearly 11 percent starting in February, but not without a note of dissent over the size of the increase. That challenge...
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Chicago remembers Jane Byrne: ‘A remarkable life of service’
Former Mayor Jane Byrne, Chicago's first and only female mayor, was remembered Friday as a unique trailblazer. Former Ald. Martin Oberman, now chairman of Metra, called Byrne "an epic figure...
Metra to borrow for the first time as fare increase looms
Metra is expected to approve a fare hike and budget plan Friday that will mark the first time in the agency's 30-year history that it will borrow money. The proposal...
Will Metra riders ‘flip’ for new seats?
Attention, Metra riders: Would you like armrests, cup holders and higher seatbacks? Are you willing to ride backward in exchange for these perks? The commuter rail agency is asking customers...
1st responders take peek inside tank car in training exercise
About 60 first responders from a score of Chicago suburbs got an inside look, literally, at the type of railroad car used to haul thousands of gallons of crude oil,...
Tollway’s list of ‘Super Scofflaws’ keeps growing
Tae Young Kim is caught in a bind. The Illinois Tollway says his Prospect Heights limousine business owes nearly $800,000 in tolls and fines, an amount he says is impossible...
1st phase of $719 million Tri-State, I-57 interchange opens
The opening of the first phase of the new $719 million interchange connecting the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) and I-57 in the southwest suburbs near Markham took place Saturday. A...
400 lawsuits seek $11 million from tollway scofflaws
As many as 400 lawsuits have been filed over the last two years against chronic violators who have refused to pay tolls and fines totaling $11 million, the Illinois Tollway...
‘Flyover’ aimed at cutting rail congestion
Federal, state and local officials Thursday marked the opening of the $142 million Englewood Flyover, a railroad bridge intended to eliminate a major bottleneck in the nation's biggest, busiest and...
Tollway spending to hit record $1.63 billion in 2015
The Illinois Tollway plans to spend $1.63 billion next year on capital projects, the highest single-year spending in the agency's history, according to the Tollway's proposed 2015 budget. The work...