People wait for trains in Union Station on March 14, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) Much of the station design dates back to the 1991 overhaul of the station.

In 1925, when Union Station opened nearly two decades after it was proposed, the Chicago Tribune wrote: “In respect to both architecture and utility, the new station is one of the most ...

Long-running plans to revamp Chicago’s Union Station are poised to take a step forward in 2025, as Amtrak prepares to begin modernizing and boosting capacity at the commuter and intercity rail hub.

Chicago Union Station will get $93 million in federal funding for upgrades, but the grant total is far less than what officials had sought and doesn’t address Amtrak’s wish list of track ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks about a coalition of support for the Chicago Union Station Access Project at Union Station on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

When the station was last renovated in 1991, Amtrak’s annual passenger count at the station was 2.3 million and Metra’s was 26.6 million, according to information provided by ...

Chicago Union Station will get $93 million in federal funding for upgrades, but the grant total is far less than what officials had sought and doesn’t address Amtrak’s wish list of track ...