Metra, other agencies may be fined for missing safety system deadline
Metra will likely face fines or other penalties for failing to meet a federally mandated deadline for installation of a high-tech safety system at the end of the year, the...
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Storms, transportation snags challenge Blackhawks fans
Chicago Blackhawks fans appeared to have handily weathered both the rainstorms and the public transit crush Thursday, making a steady and exhuberant exodus from Downtown after cheering their triumphant team....
State budget impasse prompts Metra to discuss fare hikes, service cuts
Metra is preparing contingency plans — including service reductions and fare hikes — in the event that transit funding is cut as a result of a protracted impasse in state...
Aurora woman celebrates Metra’s new pet policy
Rena Church's Metra ride home on Wednesday to Aurora was a happy one. The director of the Aurora Art Commission and self-described "dog lover" had just attended the Metra Board...
Pets allowed to join owners aboard some Metra trains
It's all aboard for pets on some Metra trains this summer. The commuter rail agency's board Wednesday agreed to allow small critters in cages to ride with their owners on...
Judge’s ruling on Illiana may be Rauner’s ‘way out’
A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday dealt what could be the fatal blow to the proposed Illiana toll road, ruling that the federal government's approval of the controversial project...
Mechanical problem, fire on Metra train halt morning service on BNSF
Metra's Burlington Northern Santa Fe line experienced delays of more than an hour and a half Monday morning after a mechanical problem and fire on a locomotive halted all commuter...
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning picks new leader
Joseph Szabo, who rose from train conductor to head of the Federal Railroad Administration, was tapped Wednesday as the new executive director of the agency that oversees land use and...
Rauner’s decision on Illiana leaves supporters, foes in limbo
Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision to halt all action on the Illiana toll road and scratch it from the state's transportation plan has failed to provide closure, say fans and foes...
Illinois Tollway chair, executive director to leave posts
The changes that Gov. Bruce Rauner launched at the Illinois Tollway last week are continuing with the pending departure of the agency's top leadership. Paula Wolff, who has been chairwoman...