Metra trains halted in Chicago's west suburbs after train hits, kills pedestrian
Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted just in time for the afternoon rush Monday, after a train hit and killed a ...
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Illinois Lawmakers Grill Mass Transit Leaders as Clock Ticks Toward Funding ‘Cliff’
Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace, along with the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees some aspects ...
Daywatch: State rep calls on Metra to release internal investigation
Good morning, Chicago. State Rep. Kambium “Kam” Buckner called on Metra to release the findings of an internal investigation, ...
Editorial: Metra’s costly investigation into its own police calls for transparency
If the complaints that prompted this most recent investigation prove to be unfounded, the department has nothing to hide. If ...
Second pedestrian struck and killed by Metra train in Downers Grove, Illinois in 24 hours
This is the second BNSF Metra train to hit a pedestrian in Downers Grove in 24 hours. Just after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, a train ...
Metra BNSF train in Downers Grove strikes pedestrian; 2nd time in less than 24 hours
Around 4:40 p.m. Monday, BNSF outbound trains were stopped near Main Street in Downers Grove due to train #1272 striking a ...
Metra train fatally hits pedestrian in Downers Grove for second day in a row
A Metra train heading a pedestrian near the Main Street Railroad Crossing in Downers Grove Tuesday morning, according to Downers Grove officials.
Family of young journalist struck, killed by train sues Metra
The family of a young journalist struck and killed last summer in Hegewisch has sued Metra. Metra, who owns the Hegewisch ...
Metra train hits, kills man near Downers Grove Main St. station
BNSF Metra trains are moving again in the west suburbs after a train hit a man, the commuter rail and police said Monday.
Service resumes on Metra's BNSF line in western suburbs after train strikes pedestrian
Service on Metra's BNSF line resumed on Monday evening, hours after a train struck a pedestrian in the western suburbs, according to the transit agency.
Artist Max Sansing becomes a whirlwind when he's in mural season
Visit Uptown, Evanston or Austin off the Eisenhower Expressway and you can’t miss three of Avalon Park muralist Max Sansing’s most prominent works of 2024. The first was a massive mural on Michelle ...