The train station's name wasn't just poorly chosen — it was a missed opportunity, writes Jim Ludlow, who offers his own ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake ... the Loop refers to a group of high-rise buildings within a rectangular loop of elevated train tracks, hence its name. As the city's central ...

A Metra train was stopped in Chicago's southwest suburbs in the middle of the afternoon rush Thursday, after it hit a semi-trailer truck on the tracks. Metra Heritage Corridor Train 915 was ...

The owner of a Chicago-area construction company has been charged in a scheme to bribe an allegedly corrupt Amtrak official overseeing a $58 million contract to renovate a historic train station ...

Daniel Messinger, 11, heads to board a Blue Line train in Forest Park on March 16, 2025, during a daylong attempt to stop at every CTA “L” station. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune ...