Transit

Metra will celebrate its 40th birthday this week with a variety of activities and programs, culminating with offering free rides on all of its train lines in coming days.

As Metra looks to dial in its long-term transit plan in the Chicago area, the agency is asking for help from the public to help it make decisions on its direction.

A majority of the Chicago City Council has now signed onto a call for the ouster of Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter Jr., but his future at the agency remains up in the air.

Tuesday marked the launch of Amtrak’s new Borealis service, giving residents in Chicago and the Twin Cities another daily travel option between the two cities.  

Passengers on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest line were advised to anticipate delays on Saturday evening after a train struck a pedestrian in downtown Des Plaines, according to the transit agency. In a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, at 3:34 p.m., Metra said inbound and outbound traffic on the UPNW line was h...

Riders will be able to hop on any of the agency’s 11 lines for free during the celebration, officials said

While motorists are already having to deal with significant construction on the Kennedy Expressway, additional lane closures will take effect on multiple weekends as the summer travel season arrives.

The South Shore train line has a long history of taking commuters from downtown Chicago and into Northwest Indiana, but it’ll do so even faster thanks to improvements officially unveiled Monday.

The South Shore train line has a long history of taking commuters from downtown Chicago and into Northwest Indiana, but it’ll do so even faster thanks to improvements officially unveiled Monday. Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

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A track fire has snarled service on several CTA train lines in downtown Chicago, with shuttle service replacing Brown line trains Tuesday afternoon.

A pair of Illinois lawmakers are proposing legislation that would merge four separate transit agencies in the Chicago area into a single entity, aiming to streamline transportation and to prevent the duplication of efforts to seek funding among other changes.

The express lanes on the Kennedy expressway will soon close for 8 months as part of a massive rehab project.