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While the pandemic will make celebrating this holiday season unpredictable, Metra has teamed up with several community organizations to make this season one to remember.

CTA, Metra and PACE launched a new app to help riders plan their public transportation trip. NBC 5’s Kye Martin shows how to use the new features.

The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace announced a new Ventra mobile application to easily navigate regional trains, buses and bicycles. The updated app features a new home screen, door-to-door trip planning, ticket purchasing, transit arrival times and nearby Divvy stations, according to a statement from CTA. Chicago-area transit riders have used the Ventra app since 2015 primarily to purchase…

Many suburban Chicago commuters have not returned to Metra trains since coronavirus changed the routine of hundreds of thousands of people. The transit agency is responding by revealing all of its safety protocols. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

Metra announced that some train lines typically running through Kenosha will not operate Monday night, citing “civil unrest” and “curfew restrictions.” According to the Metra Union Pacific North Line Twitter account, the last train scheduled to leave from Ogilvie Transportation Center at 9:35 p.m. will not operate past Waukegan “due to civil unrest/curfew restrictions in Kenosha.” Metra said the...

Commuters using several Metra lines could experience significant delays or cancellations on Monday, as high winds and severe weather are wreaking havoc on the agency’s schedules. According to the latest update from the agency, inbound and outbound trains on the Metra Electric Line are only moving intermittently at this time due to high winds and a series of weather...

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.