Law & Order column: Dispatchers praised for tracking suspect
As a dispatcher stayed on the line to obtain more information, other dispatchers were alerting area police departments about the situation.
RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines
More than half of Chicago’s bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four “L” lines could be shut down and Metra weekday service would be slashed to once an hour under a ...
Daily Herald2d
‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliff
More than 50% of BNSF trains canceled. Half of the 'L' shut down. No Pace weekend service. Transit leaders laid out a ...
Best bet to rename Metra rail lines: Use history, geography as a guide
As a transportation planner involved in the creation of the Regional Transportation Authority in the mid-1970s, I applaud ...
Man struck, killed by freight train in Lake Forest ID’d
The Lake Forest Police Department, Metra Police, and investigators with Canadian Pacific Kansas City are continuing to ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner4d
Lake County Coroner identifies pedestrian killed by train in Lake Forest
A Lake Forest man has been positively identified as the person struck by a train at about 12 p.m. Friday, Lake County Coroner ...
Man struck and killed by freight train in Lake Forest, Illinois, identified by Lake County coroner
The pedestrian killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest has been identified.
Railway Age4d
Metra Outlines 2025 Construction Program
Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and ...