In a news release sent last month, Metra says the biggest changes are the elimination of the 10-Ride Ticket as a fare option and the reduction of the number of fare zones from 10 to four.

The Ventra app for purchasing Metra tickets is currently down, affecting Chicagoland commuters Thursday morning. The app has been down since around 6:45 a.m. Around 7:30 a.m. on its Twitter feed ...