UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains the $250 million budget shortfall threatening CTA, Metra and Pace ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

On Wednesday, lawmakers began crafting the political sausage of a bill that would bail out the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace, and Metra from needing to cut services and further hike fares due to the ...

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen who operate on Metra’s Union Pacific lines have ratified a ...

The CTA and Metra have been awarded federal counterterrorism grants that could require them to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, although it’s unclear if the agencies plan to take the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Friday, the news was grim, as the committee tasked with looking at funding for the Regional Transportation Authority gave an outlook. Riders and workers will be affected by fare ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Republicans have criticized Governor J.B. Pritzker for his recent comments against federal agents in Chicago, calling his remarks “reckless.” House Minority Leader Tony ...

CHICAGO — Commuters faced some delays on Tuesday morning after an operational incident halted and delayed several trains on the Metra BNSF line. According to a post shared by Metra on Tuesday morning, ...

Several busy Metra trains on the BNSF line delayed during the Tuesday morning rush hour, with "extensive delays" anticipated. Just before 6 a.m., Metra said inbound train movement was halted near ...

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CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he has received information that 100 Illinois National Guard troops are being readied to deploy to Chicago, to support immigration ...