Metra officials have announced a pilot program that will explore a dramatic change to the way fares are collected on its trains.

The truck, carrying thousands of pounds of plastic pieces lost control and crashed, slamming through a concrete barrier.

UPDATE: A "blowing dust warning" has been issued for some counties in the region. See the latest here. Interstate 55 was shut down in both directions Monday in south central Illinois as police ...

Illinois State Police are investigating after a fatal crash closed the inbound Edens Expressway Monday afternoon. According to authorities, the crash occurred near milepost 30 between Dundee Road and ...

In an overnight marathon session, the Illinois General Assembly has passed a massive $1.5 billion bill to address a looming mass transit “fiscal cliff.” The rescue package will include an increase in ...

With COVID-era funding set to dry up, Illinois officials are scrambling to address public transit concerns, with one new plan drawing intense scrutiny. The proposed plan would consolidate the Chicago ...

A suspect who allegedly poured a flammable liquid on a 26-year-old woman and set her on fire onboard a CTA train this week is now facing federal terrorism charges. According to charging documents ...

More than two dozen cars were stranded with flat tires on Interstate 294 Monday morning and lanes were closed for hours due to a large pothole in the middle of the road, Illinois State Police said.

A deadly crash between a motorcycle and a dump truck overnight in suburban Arlington Heights left a busy road closed for hours during the Monday morning rush hour commute, with traffic and delays ...

Northbound lanes on the I-294 Tollway in the suburbs were closed for hours Wednesday morning after a deadly wrong-way crash, with heavy delays and backups already building for the busy rush hour ...

Chicago-area residents and visitors will have to find alternative modes of transportation in the Loop, as trains on four different CTA lines will not be operating in the downtown area. Elevated rail ...

An Illinois dust storm led to a horrific and deadly crash involving up to 90 cars on a highly trafficked interstate Monday, leaving multiple dead and more than 30 others injured. Illinois State Police ...