Homewood Metra station to close for several weeks due to construction

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Commuters who use suburban Homewood’s Metra station will need to find alternatives for several weeks, as the agency announced that the station will close…

Commuters who use suburban Homewood’s Metra station will need to find alternatives for several weeks, as the agency announced that the station will close beginning April 1.

“We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience to our Homewood customers, but this is the only stairway to the platform, and it must be replaced, which leaves us with no alternative but to close the station and replace the stairway as quickly as possible,” Metra CEO Jim Derwinski said in a statement.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.

 

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