Metra has unveiled its schedule for popular holiday trains on five lines this season. The rail agency said it will offer trips on specially decorated trains with holiday characters this December, but ...

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A yearly tradition will make its return this week as Chicago-area residents can get free transit rides on New Year’s Eve.

CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

Metra’s weekend expansion plan for its Union Pacific North Line went into effect Sept. 20, bringing the total number of inbound and outbound trains to 30 each day. The line runs from Ogilvie ...