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All signs point toward the return of passenger train service between Rockford and Chicago, Illinois. Here's what Rockford really thinks about Metra service.

Metra is providing free rides for kids as long as they are accompanied by a parent.

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.

The Metra train in Chicago is asking for passengers to tell on people who haven't paid to help with the missed fare issue.

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.