Property taxes, while not the lowest in the nation (this is still Illinois, after all), are offset by the overall housing affordability, creating a more manageable total housing expense. Utility costs ...

Joliet, Illinois might just be the hidden gem you’ve been overlooking all this time. Nestled just 45 miles southwest of Chicago’s hustle and bustle sits a city that delivers metropolitan amenities ...

What to give the railfan who has everything? How about a Metra clock? Or a Metra body pillow? Those items and many others will be available starting Wednesday when the commuter railroad debuts an ...

Metra on Dec. 1 advised the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that “despite concerted and ongoing efforts,” no agreement has been reached on the conditions and compensation for the Chicagoland ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD – With money for new rail lines, regulations for residential development projects and a list of infrastructure priorities in the Chicago area, a public transportation bill recently ...

The bailout bill that kept public transit from falling off the so-called “fiscal cliff” also could be a boon for the city of Joliet. Local officials are looking forward to the city becoming a regional ...

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CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

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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 ...

Legislation allows transit funds to be used for intercity rail service; other provisions include call to study Metra service to Kankakee, Ill. Moline Centre Station, the city’s transit hub shown on ...