Illinois lawmakers approved a $1. 5 billion transit package, including long-delayed Moline-to-Chicago rail, hailed by ...

While Chicago focused on the part of the Illinois transit bill that bailed out the CTA, Metra and Pace, there was intense interest in a much small provision that could have a big impact for Western ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus deficit next year that would likely result in major cuts ...

The proposed passenger rail from Moline to Chicago is closer to becoming a reality after legislation passed Friday. The Illinois General Assembly passed a package of bills early Friday morning that ...

Chicago passenger rail line is now secured, marking a major milestone in bringing Amtrak service to the Quad Cities.

Illinois' $1.5 billion mass transit bill passed in the early hours Friday includes funding for downstate Illinois rail service, which could help bring passenger rail service ...

Transit reform can support Illinois riders and taxpayers. These seven principles outline a path to affordability, ...

One person was killed and two others were injured when a freight train collided with a landscaping truck Thursday morning in ...

A person was killed when a Metra train struck a vehicle near Grayslake, Illinois, north of Chicago on Thursday afternoon.

Illinois Gov. William Stratton, center, walks through a barrier on the new Northwest Expressway (later renamed the Kennedy ...

A 29-year-old man was stabbed on a Blue Line CTA train on Thursday in the Irving Park neighborhood, according to police.

A crumbling rail overpass in Back of the Yards was the site of a violent riot that erupted during the Pullman strike of 1894, ...