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Metra is hosting a Toys for Tots holiday drive at downtown stations on Tuesday. LaSalle Street Station – 414 S. LaSalle St. Van Buren Station – 132 E. Van Buren St. Commuters can donate unwrapped toys ...

WINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West Line trains were disrupted after a pedestrian was struck by a train Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near the Winfield Station. A Metra ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- No Metra or Amtrak trains were able to enter or exit Chicago Union Station for a brief time Thursday morning due to signal problems. Amtrak officials said their signal system ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) — A change in the operation on ...

For the first time in six years, the Operation North Pole train for seriously and terminally ill children and their families ...

Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track usage, Metra leaders warned on Friday. Metra filed separate actions with the ...