The man killed when his truck collided with a Metra train Thursday has been identified as an Elk Grove Village resident, according to the commuter rail service. Peter Kostopoulos, 51, was killed in ...

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest, causing delays for Metra Milwaukee District North and Amtrak Hiawatha lines. Lake Forest police said ...

Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

Train service for the Metra BNSF line was halted Wednesday night in the Chicago suburbs after a pedestrian was struck by a train near the Naperville station, Metra officials said. Metra confirmed ...

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Police were investigating Tuesday after a freight train was burglarized in west suburban Bellwood, Illinois. This is far from the first time such a thing has happened. CBS Skywatch was over the scene ...

Metra’s Union Pacific North (UP-N) line riders will soon have more opportunities to take the train on the weekends as the commuter rail agency plans to expand service next month. Metra has announced ...