On this week's episode of Page 29, The DePaulia gives a rundown of new legislation that may lower the cost of Metra fares for commuter students. Then, we chat with our sports editor about the men's basketball...
A promising new bill has been proposed to the Illinois House of Representatives that would give a 50 percent discount on Metra fares to college students.
The bill, filed by Representative Barbara...
Metra is buying hundreds of new rail cars and wants passengers to weigh in on what amenities they'd like to see in them, from cup holders to power outlets, tray tables or wifi.
The suburban Chicago...
Elon Musk wants to take a whack at solving one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s most pressing transportation concerns.
After meeting with Chicago’s then-deputy mayor Steve Koch in Los Angeles, Musk tweeted...
Wake up. Pack your bag full of everything you’ll need for the day. Catch the Metra or get in your car. Get to school. Go to numerous classes in a row. Come home. Sleep. Repeat.
Life for many commuter...
DePaul freshman Dennis Syvongsa wakes up at 7:30 a.m. to get to his 10:10 a.m. composition and rhetoric class. Syvongsa does not know what to expect from the weather, often layering on pairs of thick...
DePaul students who use Metra should expect to pony up as the commuter transit agency announced that it will increase its fares by an average of 10.8 percent as early as this February.
The transit...
