Chicago-area transit users will see reduced service on Metra train lines Friday as the agency aims to protect its infrastructure amid an extreme cold snap.

After the Illinois General Assembly locked in new funding sources for mass transit agencies in the state, fare rates have been set for Chicago-area agencies. Metra, Pace and CTA will be folded under ...

A woman riding the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line in Oak Park told police she was last week attacked by another passenger wielding a sock filled with human feces. "He had a sock full of his ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new CTA "security surge" plan will go into effect Friday, according to an announcement, with "dozens" of additional Chicago police officers and private K-9 security guards expected to be deployed to ...

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 ...

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 ...

After multiple high-profile violent incidents on CTA property, including a woman being set on fire on a train and another doused in liquid on a bus, the federal government is demanding immediate ...

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.