Regional transit agencies have seen their budget gap decrease from $771 million to $202 million. But if that budget hole is ...

Metra earlier this month unveiled a $1.1 billion budget for 2026 that it said includes “an RTA-mandated fare increase and ...

The 2026 proposed operating budget is 1.7% lower, or $18 million less, compared to 2025, which Metra says mostly reflects ...

Metra leaders last week put the brakes on a plan to divert operating funds to capital needs that was opposed by the Regional ...

Metra commuters should anticipate a double-digit fare increase next year as the transit agency prepares for a funding ...

Metra plans a fare increase as part of its proposed 2026 budget, a $1.1 million plan that includes other measures to address a projected $68 million funding shortfall but no cuts in service. The ...

On Wednesday, lawmakers began crafting the political sausage of a bill that would bail out the Chicago Transit Authority, Pace, and Metra from needing to cut services and further hike fares due to the ...

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

An elderly driver walked away with only minor injuries after her vehicle was struck by a Metra Union Pacific-Northwest train ...