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Illinois drivers to pay more in tolls under $1.5B transit rescue plan

Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit overhaul funded partly by a 45-cent toll hike. Supporters call it a ...

Metra unveils proposed 2026 budget, with riders to pay more

Metra riders should expect to pay an average of 13% more per ride next year as the commuter rail service proposes fare ...
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Metra switch rehab project will cause delays until late August

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you ride Metra, be ready for delays until late August. Amtrak began work on a major project to rehab switches at the south end of the terminal. If you use Metra's BNSF, ...

Pritzker pours cold water on latest Chicago transit bailout proposal

House Democrats have dropped a sweeping transit overhaul to bailout Chicago area transit, which would have raised $1.5 ...

What Huntley's exit from the Chicago-Rockford train line means for the rest of the project

The Chicago-Rockford intercity Metra train line was supposed to have stops in Rockford, Belvidere, Elgin and Huntley. Not ...
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Metra to add safety system, considering raising fares

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra plans to add a new safety system to its BNSF line this summer. The commuter railway is also considering raising fares amid declining ridership and less state funding. The ...
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Metra took its board members on a train ride to a monthly meeting. It cost the agency more than $10,000.

On a Wednesday morning in May, Metra staff and board members gathered at the LaSalle Street Station outside the Chicago Stock Exchange building. Ordinarily, they would have met at the commuter ...