All signs point toward the return of passenger train service between Rockford and Chicago, Illinois. Here's what Rockford really thinks about Metra service.
A video captured the exact moment a Metra train slammed into an Illinois woman's car, which happened moments after she was saved by a few heroic bystanders.
This is the reason why you should always check your surroundings when you cross a railroad track. Video captured the moment three cars were almost struck by a Metra train in Northern Illinois.
Can something as simple as blue light bulbs help prevent suicide? That's what a Chicago citizen's petition is hoping, all the while asking the city to have installed at the Metra and CTA stations.
Did you know that passenger train service used to be a reality in DeKalb, up until 1970? There is a revived grassroots effort to bring it back to the Barb City after 47 years.