Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback on the potential changes, saying it aims to "make the system easier to ...

When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall, it made headlines. On that September day, water surged ...

A Metra train arrives at the LaSalle Street Metra Station. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Metra deserves credit for thinking about renaming each of its 14 commuter rail lines in a bid to help ...

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train in Downers Grove, Illinois Tuesday morning. According to Metra officials, an inbound BNSF train hit a pedestrian around 7:30 a.m. in Downers Grove.

A Metra train struck a pedestrian near the Main Street Railroad Crossing in Downers Grove Tuesday morning, according to Downers Grove officials. It is the second day in a row a pedestrian has been ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra is phasing out the names for some of its lines, and wants to hear from its riders. The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A pedestrian died after being struck by a Metra BNSF train on Tuesday morning, the agency said. The crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. near Main Street in Downers Grove.

Two Metra trains sit at Union Station last year. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share A pedestrian has died after being struck by an inbound BNSF Metra train near Downers Grove Tuesday morning.

Morton Grove officials have issued a request for proposals to redevelop the 8500 block of Lehigh Avenue, near the town’s Metra station and within a tax increment financing district. Proposals ...

Long-term users of a popular recreational dam in WA's South West are calling for action amid a rise in anti-social behaviour. About 3,500 people visit Logue Brook Dam every long weekend.