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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicagoland Metra service comes with a sales tax, but Rockford's won't. Here's why Metra would reach beyond its traditional ...

Earlier this month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans for restored train service between Chicago and Rockford in the coming years, bringing back a route that has not run in more than four decades.

Metra service has been restored on the BNSF line that carries commuter trains between Aurora and Chicago after an early morning freight train derailment caused significant delays. The disruption ...

Multiple Metra directors signed off at their final board meeting last week as turnover related to transit reform legislation ...

Trains heading in and out of Chicago this weekend will be packed as the iconic Lollapalooza music festival for 2026 kicks off in Grant Park. “Anytime you have 100,000 people coming to an event, it ...

Metra’s Union Pacific North (UP-N) line riders will soon have more opportunities to take the train on the weekends as the commuter rail agency plans to expand service next month. Metra has announced ...

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Metra would reach beyond its traditional six-county stomping grounds in 2027 to run trains from Rockford to Chicago under an agreement with Illinois, but Boone and Winnebago counties won't be asked to ...