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Passengers stand in a heat shelter at the Blue Line Damen stop on Jan. 24, 2019, in Chicago. The CTA will offer free rides on all buses and trains beginning at 10 p.m. Tuesday until 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Snow and impaired drivers could mean dangerous roads on New Year’s Eve, but Metra, CTA offer free rides: All you need to know to get around Tuesday

December 30, 2019 at 6:26 p.m.

Just in time to dampen New Year's Eve festivities and hamper holiday travel, winter finally is making its presence known in Chicago with snow late Monday, followed by temperatures as...

Vehicles on eastbound Interstate 290 slow to a crawl Sept. 6, 2019, as they inch their way closer toward ongoing construction at the Jane Byrne Interchange in Chicago. The Illinois Department of Transportation expects the Jane Byrne project to finish in 2022.

What your commute will look like in 2020: Expect major work to continue on Jane Byrne Interchange, Edens Spur and Central Tri-State, plus rail projects

December 30, 2019 at 7:02 a.m.

Illinois residents will experience stop-and-go deja vu next year, with many construction projects continuing from years past. The Jane Byrne Interchange reconstruction won't be done. Neither will the rebuilding and...

Police and other authorities deal with accidents involving about 10 vehicles on southbound I-75 near Flint during a winter storm on Jan. 28, 2019.

Advierten peligros en carretera en Navidad y Año Nuevo

December 23, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

Ya sea que vayas a manejar a casa para Navidad o salir de laciudad para la víspera de Año Nuevo, abróchate el cinturón y asegúrate de que tu conductor esté...

A CTA accordion-style bus makes a turn Oct. 19, 2019, in Chicago. The transit agency has just two electric buses, which are still in testing, in its fleet of more than 1,800 buses.

It’ll be years before most Chicagoans get an electric bus on their route. Here’s why it’s taking so long.

December 23, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Most CTA customers will have to wait years before riding an electric bus, which offers a quieter, smoother ride that's also environmentally friendly. Some other big-city transit agencies, including Philadelphia,...

About 37 percent of roadway fatalities over Christmas and 39 percent over New Year's are alcohol-related, according to the National Safety Council.

Almost 300 people could be killed on the roads between Christmas and New Year’s Day, safety group warns

December 20, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

Whether you're driving home for Christmas or going out on the town for New Year's Eve, buckle up and make sure your driver is sober. A national safety group estimates...

Traffic grinds to a halt on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway as motorists begin hitting the brakes around Leavitt Street in Chicago on Feb. 11, 2019.

Almost 300 people could be killed on the roads on Christmas and New Year’s Day, safety group warns

December 19, 2019 at 11:02 a.m.

Whether you're driving home for Christmas or going out on the town for New Year's Eve, buckle up and make sure your driver is sober. A national safety group estimates...

A full-scale passenger Hyperloop capsule prototype is presented by Hyperloop Transportation Technologies on Oct. 2, 2018, in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain.

Chicago to Cleveland in 32 minutes? A hyperloop system could make that possible. But first, the technology has to work.

December 16, 2019 at 7:36 a.m.

A hyperloop, a high-tech, high-speed transportation system, could take you from Chicago to Cleveland in 32 minutes, or less time than it takes to watch two "Hot in Cleveland" episodes...

A Metra train arrives at the O'Hare transfer station Wednesday, July 10, 2019.

Metra may do away with cash on trains

December 11, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.

Metra may do away with the practice of allowing passengers to pay their fares with cash after boarding trains. A cash-free system would allow conductors to move through the train...

A person crosses the tracks as a late-arriving Union Pacific-Northwest Metra train pulls out of the station on Jan. 30, 2019 in Palatine.

Metra’s on-time performance is slipping, but one train line is late more often than any other

December 11, 2019 at 9:15 p.m.

Your Metra train was more likely to be late this year, primarily due to signaling and switching problems, along with weather delays, according to the commuter railroad. Between January and...

An Uber rideshare on Walton Street and Michigan Avenue on Oct. 18, 2019.

Uber, Lyft promise more safety features to prevent sexual assault, but Chicago will have to wait on Uber ‘verify your ride’ innovation

December 11, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.

Uber and Lyft are promising more safety initiatives, but Chicago is going to have to wait for Uber's "verify your ride" feature that started in seven cities Tuesday. The feature,...

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