Federal regulations require railway alert systems, such as gates and flashing lights, to activate at least 20 seconds before ...

It likely will be months before we know definitively the cause of the fatal Oct. 23 collisions between a pickup truck and a ...

Take Archer Avenue, which was once a small, worn road bordered by a wall of shrubs, half-grown trees and mid-sized apartments ...

The new law creating the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority is drawing mixed reviews from suburban lawmakers along party ...

NOTE: Metra initially indicated that an Amtrak train had struck the pedestrian, but the agency later clarified that the person was hit by a Metra train A Metra passenger train struck a pedestrian near ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WGN) — A Metra line in the north suburbs was delayed Saturday night after a train and a vehicle collided in Arlington Heights. Metra officials said the Union Pacific Northwest ...

Train service was interrupted and a major roadway was closed after a Metra train struck a vehicle in Arlington Heights. According to officials, a Metra UP-Northwest train struck a vehicle on Saturday ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a Metra train on the South Side in the city’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood, according to the train transportation company. A Metra Spokesperson ...

Plans to convert an historic downtown building into a 26-room, $4.3 million boutique hotel will be partially funded with Elgin TIF funds. The Elgin House would include a small café on the ground floor ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- A Metra train line was delayed Saturday evening after a crash in the north suburbs. The Union Pacific Northwest Line (UPNW) line is experiencing delays after a train ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A freight train hit a pedestrian in the west suburbs on Monday night, Metra said. Metra said the collision happened near Naperville. What led up to the crash was not ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...