Free Wi-Fi and charging stations now available at downtown Metra stations

Metra riders can now access free Wi-Fi at all five of its downtown stations as well as get a free charge for their phones or laptops, the agency announced Thursday.

The amenities were fully installed five months after a Tribune story documented the lack of free Wi-Fi hot spots and power outlets for commuters at the stations. Metra installed the first charging station in August in the food-court waiting area at Millennium Station…Please click here to read Richard Wronski’s story in the Tribune.