Service has returned to normal on four Metra commuter lines, after issues related to the extreme cold delayed several trains during the Tuesday morning rush, and a freight train hit a pedestrian along ...

Police were investigating Tuesday after a freight train was burglarized in west suburban Bellwood, Illinois. This is far from the first time such a thing has happened. CBS Skywatch was over the scene ...

Trains on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line have been halted Friday afternoon near Lake Forest after a freight train struck a pedestrian, Metra said. Inbound and outbound trains are impacted, ...

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BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- It's the type of crime that spans nearly two centuries, back when the railroad was first built: thieves stealing cargo from freight trains. A Union Pacific West freight train ...