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MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A man trying to catch a Metra Rock Island Line train was struck and killed Friday morning in Midlothian. The horrible accident unfolded in front of a platform full of Metra ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill (KWQC) - A community is grieving after a fire at two Rock Island homes in the 900 block of 22nd Street left one person dead and a firefighter hurt on Thursday. TV6 went back to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A derailed freight train at 123rd Street on the city's Far South Side is causing delays on the Rock Island Metra main line that travels to Joliet. Thursday afternoon outbound trains ...

MARGATE - Three people were killed in a chain reaction crash in Margate overnight. The crash happened just before midnight at the intersection of Rock Island Road and Royal Palm Beach Boulevard.

Metra unveiled a prototype for their Cafe Cars that will rotate across the busiest train lines this fall as the transportation agency asks riders for feedback on the design. The car will debut on ...