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State lawmakers unveiled an ambitious plan to fold Metra, Pace and the CTA into one supersized agency that would replace the Regional Transportation Authority Monday.

Open Roads ABATE Chapter is sponsoring a Train Fun Run on Saturday, April 13, at the Aurora Train Station

Whether you’re watching the Chicago River turn green or waving at marching leprechauns on the city’s South Side, public transit is your lucky charm this weekend, Metra officials say.

A Metra train went off the tracks Saturday in Crystal Lake, disrupting service but causing no reported injuries.

Metra’s launch of a new system for fares and zones hit a snag when its Ventra app crashed amid Thursday’s morning rush.

City of DeKalb leaders decided to throw their support behind an effort to study the feasibility of reviving the Twin Cities Zephyr Amtrak route from Chicago to East Dubuque, which previously included a stop in DeKalb County.

Since 2022, more than 33,000 migrants seeking asylum have arrived in Chicago. In recent weeks, communities in DeKalb, McHenry, Will, Kane and La Salle counties, among others, have passed ordinances to regulate migrant arrivals. Why is this happening? Here's what we know:

A man’s body was found Thursday morning inside the Metra depot at the Lisle train station.

Under a new policy, bicycles and scooters, including e-bikes and e-scooters, will be permitted on all Metra trains, beginning Feb. 1, free of charge. Racks will be installed on cars.

A streak of Texas bus drop-offs brought an estimated 400 migrants to Will County in December, but nearly all of the stops were in one community and most, if not all, of the passengers are believed to have moved on to Chicago.

The Lockport City Council voted on Jan. 3 to adopt the emergency executive order first passed in December to prevent unexpected drop-offs of asylum seekers from Texas.

A busload of 38 migrants sent to Illinois from Texas showed up Thursday afternoon at the Elburn Metra train station.

The Will County Emergency Management Agency has announced it is coordinating with the City of Chicago and suburban governments to coordinate the transportation of migrants who have been dropped in Will County in buses from Texas.

The state and other stakeholders will resolve a looming $730 million annual shortfall facing Metra, Pace and the CTA in 2026, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday.

Beginning Monday, Nov. 27, Metra will be making minor changes to the schedules of three trains on its Rock Island Line to Joliet. These schedule adjustments are being made to better reflect operating conditions.