55-year-old man struck and killed by Metra train in Mount Prospect: police

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. - A 55-year-old man was struck and killed by a Metra train on Friday in Mount Prospect, according to ...

Pedestrian struck, killed by Metra UP-NW train in Mt. Prospect; trains delayed

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra UP-NW train Friday afternoon, resulting in residual delays during the evening rush.
AOL

Naperville contractor dies after train strikes snow-removal equipment, officials say

A contractor died after a freight train struck the snow-removal equipment he was operating Monday evening at the Naperville Metra station, causing systemwide BNSF delays. City officials expressed ...
WGN-TV

Pedestrian hit, killed by Metra train in Chicago Lawn neighborhood

CHICAGO (WGN) — A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a Metra train on the South Side in the city’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to the train transportation company. A Metra Spokesperson ...
Chicago Tribune

Aurora looks to up parking prices at Metra stations in the city

The city of Aurora is looking to increase parking prices at the city’s two Metra stations. The proposal, set to go before the Aurora City Council on Tuesday, would increase parking prices from $2 per ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Metra train hits man in Garfield Park, officials say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Metra train struck a pedestrian on Chicago's West Side on Monday evening, officials said. A Metra spokesperson said a Union Pacific West Line train hit a man at the Kedzie station ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Metra holiday train tickets go on sale

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ABC 7 Chicago

Metra police officer stabbed at station in Arlington Heights, officials say

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- A Metra police officer was stabbed at a north suburban train station on Sunday, officials said. Metra said the officer responded to a station in Arlington Heights for ...
The Daily Gazette

Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders

CHICAGO — For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. Dozens of bus lines were on the chopping block, they warned, along ...
Daily Herald

90 townhouses near Buffalo Grove Metra station on track for approval

A key development in the area around the Prairie View Metra station is on track toward Buffalo Grove village board approval. The village planning and zoning commission Wednesday unanimously ...
AOL

Hazel Crest works to redevelop neighborhood around Metra stop; site of original downtown

The area around Hazel Crest’s Metra station was once the village’s downtown. Village officials said they hope it could be again. “This was originally our downtown area, and for so long it’s been ...