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Beginning Monday all Metra lines will resume operating on alternated weekday schedules, according to a release from the agency. Amid continuing protests and unrest in the city and suburbs, Metra announced Wednesday that it would operate its trains on a modified Sunday schedule through Sunday, June 7. Starting tomorrow June 8, the lines will operate on the same schedules that…

Amid continuing unrest in the city and suburbs, Metra announced Wednesday that it would continue to operate its trains on a modified Sunday schedule through Sunday, June 7. Sunday schedules feature fewer trains than normal weekday schedules, and the final trains both in and out of downtown Chicago on all impacted train lines will be canceled, according to the agency….

Major streets reopened to vehicles, trains and pedestrians Wednesday in Chicago’s downtown area as things slowly returned to normal, transportation-wise. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

CTA will resume rail and bus service Wednesday morning, but trains and buses will continue to bypass stops in the Loop. Service was expected to resume at 5 a.m., according to a statement from the transit authority. Trains will bypass stations at Jackson Boulevard, Clark and Lake Streets, State and Lake Streets, Lake Street, Grand Avenue, and Chicago Avenue. Bus…

Metra has announced that it will resume service on Wednesday, albeit with a modified Sunday schedule after being shut down for several days due to protests and unrest throughout the Chicago area. According to the agency, most of the train lines it operates will run with the Sunday schedule, which features fewer trains and more widely scattered departure times. In…

Pastors from Chicago’s South and West Sides gathered Tuesday to call for the arrests of officers at the scene of George Floyd’s death, as well as focus on a former Chicago police officer. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

All CTA service will be suspended as of 9:30 p.m. Monday, the agency announced on social media Monday. According to the agency, all lines will be suspended in the interest of public safety, as Chicago and the surrounding suburbs continue to deal with protests, looting and civil unrest throughout the area. All service will be suspended until 6 a.m. Tuesday,…

For the third day in a row, Metra has announced that it will suspend all service as protests and civil unrest continue around the Chicago area. In a social media post, the agency announced that it would suspend “all service” on Tuesday “for the safety of the public and our employees.” Tuesday will mark the third consecutive day of interrupted…

The city appeared to be on lockdown in the wake of violent incidents over the weekend during protests over the death of George Floyd, forcing Chicagoans to find alternative routes and wait for businesses to reopen. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojcichowski reports.

Superintendent David Brown used Monday’s press to clarify his support and missed the opportunity to identify with the demands of one of the peaceful protesters yesterday. 

Temporarily, most Metra lines will either limit or fully suspend weekend service effective Saturday due to extremely low ridership, the company announced in a statement. All Metra lines, except for the Metra Electric Line, will temporarily change to a Sunday operating schedule for both Saturday and Sunday service. Saturday service on Metra’s SouthWest Service Line will be suspended until...

Metra is dramatically reducing the number of commuter trains that run on its three least busy lines after ridership has plunged during the coronavirus crisis

In an effort to help the growing strain on medical professionals during the Coronavirus pandemic, Metra announced Monday it will allow them to ride free on its trains for the duration of Illinois’ Stay at Home Order. The agency said in a news release it would allow all doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics and other personnel to ride free on all…

Metra will cut its weekday service in half starting Monday in response to a drop in ridership during an outbreak of COVID-19.

Three more people are dead and 134 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Illinois. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has that story.

CTA, Metra, and South Shore Line commuters can find information here on deep cleaning and spot cleaning practices over coronavirus concerns.

Four individuals were injured after a crash involving a Metra train and a vehicle Tuesday evening in the South Shore neighborhood. Authorities said the accident occurred on the Metra Electric South Chicago Line located between 71st Street and Merrill Avenue. Chicago Fire Department officials confirmed that three adults and one child were transported to a nearby hospital. In the aftermath,…

From Chicago to the suburbs, transportation officials have roadwork, station work and ongoing sanitation planned from Friday through Sunday.

A man who went out for drinks on his 25th birthday allegedly crashed into a rear of another vehicle, sending it flying off I-57 and onto railroad tracks below, killing the driver, Cook County prosecutors say. Tevin Washington is charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence in the Feb. 28 crash near south suburban Calumet Park, according to…

Changes are coming to the intersection where a 19-year-old man was killed after a Metra train slammed into a car on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Surveillance video from the scene showed a railroad crossing gate come down on top of the trunk of a car at the crossing near the intersection of Pulaski Road and 87th Street.  The driver tried...