Fare hike for Metra riders next year?
Metra's board will soon grapple with whether customers will face a fare increase in 2015 – three years after the biggest hike in the agency's history, the commuter rail chairman...
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Tollway test zone may pave way for smartphones to pay tolls
Illinois Tollway motorists won't exactly be guinea pigs, but they will be used to help test new technologies, including smartphones to pay for tolls, officials said today. Tollway officials approved...
Trains filled with flammable crude oil threaten area, records show
As many as 40 crude oil trains, each carrying a million or more gallons of the flammable liquid involved in several recent fiery derailments, roll through the Chicago area weekly,...
Metra missing the train on Wi-Fi access
As Metra searches for a way to offer wireless Internet access for its increasingly tech-savvy riders, a new study concludes the amenity could help soothe customers irritated by late trains...
Tollway sees record-setting traffic
Chicago-area gasoline prices are among the highest in the U.S., but motorists who use the Illinois Tollway apparently didn't hear the news. Last Friday was the busiest day in Tollway...
Firm with history of fraud gets $64 million tollway contract
The Illinois Tollway on Thursday awarded a $64 million construction contract to a New York-based firm that admitted improper hiring practices and paid a $7.5 million penalty in connection with...
Dillard elected RTA chairman
As the new chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, Kirk Dillard said Wednesday he plans to use his experience as a longtime state legislator to build consensus at the often-divided...
Dillard elected RTA chairman
As the new chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, Kirk Dillard said Wednesday he plans to use his experience as a longtime state legislator to build consensus at the often-divided...
Dillard: I’ve got votes for RTA chairmanship
State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, says he has enough support to be elected chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority at its meeting Wednesday.Dillard, who was an unsuccessful candidate...
Dillard: I’ve got votes for RTA chairmanship
State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, says he has enough support to be elected chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority at its meeting Wednesday.Dillard, who was an unsuccessful candidate...