CHICAGO (AP) — The chairman of Metra, one of the largest commuter rail agencies in the country, on Wednesday defended a costly buyout of its former executive director against criticism that it ...

The Village of Huntley has dropped out of the planned Rockford-to-Chicago Metra rail service due to concerns about traffic, ...

Metra officials on Friday voted to approve price increases on one-way tickets and weekend passes. The changes include a 6 percent increase in one-way fares and weekend rides would increase from $5 to ...

The push to extend Metra from Kenosha to Racine and on to Milwaukee is starting to sound like "The Little Engine That Could." With a little huffing and puffing Congress two weeks ago passed a new $286 ...