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...

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. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the update.

Metra unveiled proposed revisions to its Metra Electric Line schedule Monday and is asking riders for feedback. The proposed changes will mostly affect trains arriving or departing from Millennium Station during rush hour periods from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, Metra said in a statement. Some of the major changes include dividing…

A 19-year-old man who was critically injured Wednesday night when a Metra train struck a vehicle on Chicago’s Southwest Side continues to fight for his life, his family’s attorney said. Surveillance video documenting the moments before the vehicle collided with the train near Pulaski Road and 87th Street shows the train’s crossing gate going down on the car’s trunk....

NBC 5 Investigates dug up troubling information in the wake of a terrifying crash involving a Metra train on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Regina Waldroup explains.

At least four people were injured after initial reports of a vehicle reportedly hitting a pedestrian after being struck by a Metra train Wednesday evening in the city’s Southwest Side. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday near the Worth Township neighborhood, a Metra spokesperson told NBC 5. A Metra train #833 was heading outbound when it struck a vehicle…

At least four people were injured after initial reports of a vehicle reportedly hitting a pedestrian after being struck by a Metra train Wednesday evening in the city’s Southwest Side. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

Starting Friday night, the Chicago Department of Transportation will close Lake Street over the Chicago River to do maintenance work on the bridge structure. CDOT says not only will this impact drivers, but CTA “L” trains (Green and Pink lines) will be delayed at that point as well. For drivers, the detour through 3 p.m. Sunday is to take Clinton…

A person was struck by a Metra train Wednesday near west suburban Wheaton. The Union Pacific-West line train was outbound towards Elburn about 6:12 p.m. when it struck someone near Wheaton, according to a tweet on the Metra UP-W account. Inbound and outbound trains were halted, Metra said. Passengers are asked to look for alternative transportation. The person’s condition...

Inbound trains are running behind schedule on Metra’s Milwaukee District North line after a train broke down during the morning commute near north suburban Libertyville.

Metra Milwaukee District North trains are running nearly an hour behind schedule during the evening rush Tuesday after a train struck a semi truck in Edgebrook on the North Side. According to Metra officials, train number 2135 struck the semi near the Edgebrook station on Chicago’s Northwest Side at approximately 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. All inbound and outbound train traffic were…

Inbound and outbound service on Metra’s BNSF line was halted Saturday afternoon after an Amtrak train struck a pedestrian near Westmont, officials said. Service had resumed with extensive delays at around 5:45 p.m., according to Metra. The BNSF line, which originates at Union Station, services the western suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville and Aurora. t Amtrak tweeted that one...