Revamped Metra board picks familiar face to lead group
A revamped Metra board chose a familiar face as leader amid conflicting messages about regional unity and divides.
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‘A perfect storm of problems:’ Feds dig into gate flaw and crew fatigue in deadly Elgin train crash
Issues with crew fatigue and warning signal flaws have surfaced as federal authorities continue to probe a fatal freight train crash in Elgin last fall.
Suburbs would control Lake Michigan water supply under $6B plan
DuPage and Cook county leaders announce a project that would give suburb group control of supplying Lake Michigan water to suburbs.
Illinois tollway imposes 57% hikes on cars and 30% for trucks, with more to come
A massive rate increase in 2027 with additional hikes every two years sailed through the Illinois tollway board of directors Wednesday.
Who’s driving the train at Metra? Directors coming and going as transit reforms gel.
Multiple Metra directors signed off at their final board meeting last week as turnover related to transit reform legislation starts materializing.
Forever toll increases? Some question rationale of tollway’s plan to raise rates every two years
For some Illinois drivers, the sticker shock of a nearly 60% toll increase proposed for 2027 has obfuscated inflation-related hikes set to recur every two years effective 2029, if approved.
‘It’s horrible’: One worker rescued from Downers Grove storm sewer, another found dead after torrential rain
Downers Grove officials said that their rescue effort had become a recovery operation after a worker remained missing in a sewer.
US Sen. Tammy Duckworth pushes legislation to close ‘challenge’ for riders with disabilities
Dozens of Metra and CTA stations are inaccessible for riders with disabilities, records show. “It is a real challenge,” explained U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a veteran who uses a wheelchair...
Residents speak out on 57% passenger car rate hike for I-PASS users in Illinois
Gubernatorial politics emerged along with consumer concerns at the latest Illinois tollway hearing on a roughly 57% passenger car rate hike and new capital program Wednesday in Aurora.
I-490 toll road project advances with $178M construction contract
Completion of the game-changing I-490 corridor is in sight with Illinois tollway officials approving a significant contract recently for the north leg of the project.