Metra stages massive clean-up effort along Chicago-area tracks for Earth Day

Metra employees spent the day picking up garbage alongside the tracks and planting wild flowers and trees on Metra-owned land all around the city.

CTA, Metra riders adjust to removal of mask requirements

The CTA and Metra ended the mask requirement Tuesday after the state of Illinois mandate was lifted for public transportation.

Illinois mask mandate lifted for public transportation
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Effective immediately, masks will no longer be required on public transit, in public transit hubs, or in airports across Illinois.

Masks no longer required on Illinois public transit
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Effective immediately, masks will no longer be required on public transit, in public transit hubs, or in airports across Illinois.

Pritzker lifts mask requirement for Illinois public transportation

Effective immediately, masks will no longer be required on public transit, in public transit hubs, or in airports across Illinois.

Brooklyn subway mass shooting prompts Chicago safety concerns
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Following Tuesday morning's subway attack in Brooklyn, Chicago police say there is no "actionable intelligence" or any kind of threat in Chicago or on the Chicago Transit Authority.

Chicago says no local threats after Brooklyn subway mass shooting
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The Chicago Transit Authority says there are no known threats against the CTA following a shooting at a New York City subway station Tuesday morning that left 10 people wounded by gunfire.

Major freight train merger faces opposition from suburban mayors
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Bensenville Mayor Frank DeSimone expresses his frustration with a major rail merger that would increase freight traffic on Metra?s Milwaukee West line.

Suburban Chicago mayors join forces to stop railroad merger

The mayors say the suburbs of Bartlett, Bensenville, Elgin, Itasca, Hanover Park, Roselle, Wood Dale, and Schaumburg will be severely impacted if Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merge.

Mom of Chicago train robbery suspect recognizes him, drags him to police station: reports

The suspect sought in a Chicago train robbery has been identified as a Loyola University student recognized by his own mother, who reportedly dragged him into the police station to turn himself in.  

Expiration dates extended for Metra's one-way and 10-ride tickets

Metra announced Monday that one-way and 10-ride tickets that have expired since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic will be valid until June 1.