The commuter rail agency is seeking $230 million from the federal Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program to pay for replacing 17 bridges in the Chicago area.

Metra may leverage low-interest federal loans to replace or repair some of its oldest bridges. At a Wednesday meeting, board ...

Commuter operator Metra says it is considering the rarely used option of outside financing to address its increasingly urgent need to replace aging bridges. Metra owns 446 of the 926 bridges on its ...

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski warned at ...

Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority released a plan calling for $1.5 billion in operating funding from state and ...

Chicago-based Range Group and HSA Commercial Real Estate have acquired adjacent parcels at 2519 W. Fulton Ave. and 2520 W.

There is a 59% chance for La Niña conditions until April with weak and short typhoons also likely to occur in the coming ...

To start the new year, New York City instituted a forward-thinking policy Jan. 5. Every personal vehicle entering Manhattan ...

Trump Asserts a Muscular Vision of Presidential Power as He Takes Over In a flurry of executive actions, President Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first term ...

An exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center is coming under fire. It includes a large puppet titled, "US-Israel War Machine." A brush fire erupted amid powerful winds Wednesday afternoon in the ...

Evanston’s Arts Council backed the idea of a permission graffiti wall Tuesday night, an idea floated by Leah Pinsky and ...

Local organization Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. is helping young girls on the South Side have better access to healthcare and educational materials. It recently opened an adolescent reproductive health ...