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Both Chicago Transit Authority and Metra will offer passengers free rides on New Year’s Eve.

Delays are expected and service on some lines is halted after a Metra train traveling from the northwest suburbs to Chicago struck a pedestrian Tuesday morning, a tweet from Metra says.

Chicago area Metra trains as well as Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains are experiencing freezing switches, delays, train tracking problems and even crew shortages, the agencies report.

Meteorologist Pete Sack has the latest forecast as the Chicago area and northwest Indiana feel the brunt of a frigid winter storm causing dangerous temperatures, high winds and blowing snow.

With a winter storm warning impacting the entire Chicago area set to go into effect Thursday morning, Metra has announced it will run a “modified” schedule and reduce service on its lines on Friday.

A provision in a new bipartisan infrastructure bill, championed by Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, will allocate nearly $200 million in funding for Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority to make stations more accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Backed by millions in federal funding, new changes to modernize and improve CTA and Metra accessibility are on the way, but what could that mean for riders? NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Trains along the Metra Union Pacific-Northwest are halted in both directions after a pedestrian was struck between the Mount Prospect and Cumberland stops Friday evening, officials said.

Metra’s board of directors has approved $33 million to rebuild three Electric Line stations on the South Side.

Three Metra Electric stations on Chicago’s South Side are slated to be completely rebuilt under a $33.9 million contract recently approved by the Metra Board of Directors.

Metra trains have been shut down in both directions near Arlington Heights on Thursday evening after a commuter train struck a vehicle, authorities say.

Delays are expected and some inbound and outbound Metra trains were halted after a pedestrian was struck by a Metra UP-NW train in suburban Arlington Heights, officials said Wednesday.

The schedule for one of Metra’s busiest lines will see an expansion starting at the beginning of next week, extending travel options ahead of the holiday season.

Metra’s holiday trains will steam through Chicago neighborhoods for a limited time in the winter.

Metra riders who were worried about the possibility of a monthly pass price hike can breathe a sigh of relief.

A bus driver was injured when a Union Pacific-Northwest Metra train struck a CTA bus in the city’s Norwood Park neighborhood early Thursday evening, according to Metra officials.

Trains operating on Metra’s Union Pacific West line have been stopped near Elmhurst after a train struck and killed a pedestrian, according to authorities.

Two people sustained serious injuries when a train operating on Metra’s Rock Island Line struck a vehicle Sunday afternoon in Chicago’s Morgan Park community, authorities said.

Dozens of street closures have begun and many more will start Sunday as 40,000 runners and walkers descend on the city for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Closures will be in effect in across the 29 city neighborhoods included in the course.

An army of runners, organizers and volunteers spent Saturday getting ready for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, one of the city’s largest events all year. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.