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Metra is getting $17.8 million in federal money to rebuild the rail bridge over Milwaukee Avenue by the Grayland Station in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood.

Metra awarded $17.8 million in federal funds to rebuild 120-year-old Irving Park rail bridge

August 21, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

Metra is getting $17.8 million in federal money to rebuild the rail bridge over Milwaukee Avenue by the Grayland Station in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood. The double-tracked bridge carries 78...

Metra plans to make schedule changes on five lines starting next month, which will include continuing a summer pilot program that added weekend service on the Union Pacific Northwest and BNSF lines.

Metra to make schedule changes on 5 lines starting next month

August 20, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Metra plans to make schedule changes on five lines starting next month, and is continuing a summer pilot program that added weekend service on the Union Pacific Northwest and BNSF...

Crystal Rosales, a frequent user of electric scooters, prepares to take a ride at Milwaukee Avenue near Ashland Avenue in Chicago during the morning rush hour, Aug. 13, 2019.

Chicago’s scooters are mostly being used during rush hour, and 3 other things to know about the devices

August 19, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

On a recent weekday morning, 36 shared electric scooters were available at the tiny Polish Triangle park on the city's Near Northwest Side. They outnumbered the pigeons. West Town resident...

Felon Smith was struck and killed by a train on the CTA Red Line tracks on June 27, 2019, after climbing down to the tracks to retrieve a dropped phone. (Family photo)

Family of woman killed by Red Line train sues CTA, security company

August 16, 2019 at 1:31 p.m.

The husband of a woman who was killed by a Red Line train after she dropped her phone on the tracks has sued the CTA and a security company, alleging...

An aerial view taken April 1, 2017, shows the former U.S. Steel parcel, known as South Works. The 440-acre site is the only privately owned site among the five included in the economic feasibility study.

The consultant didn’t like any of 5 proposed Chicago casino sites. Here’s what we know about them.

August 13, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.

Which of five casino sites floated by Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers the best chance to reap a promised economic windfall? A state-hired consultant says the proposed tax structure for a...

Judy Ogalla at her family farm in Monee on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. She opposes an idea to build a south suburban airport near Peotone and her farm where she grows corn, soybeans and wheat.

Does the Chicago area need another airport? Plans for a Peotone airport are back, this time with an e-commerce spin.

August 12, 2019 at 8:36 a.m.

Plans for a south suburban airport are back on the political front burner, this time with talk about how it could be used by e-commerce giants like Amazon. The idea...

Chinese workers at the CRRC plant in Hegewisch train American workers on how to assemble CTA rail cars on June 13, 2019.

Proposed ban on buying Chinese buses, rail cars could curtail job growth at Southeast Side factory

August 6, 2019 at 6:20 p.m.

A proposal to bar transit agencies from using federal money to buy Chinese buses and rail cars could stunt expansion at a Far Southeast Side factory that hopes to become...

Two private security guards for the CTA stand on the platform at Belmont, before boarding the Red line to the loop, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Abel Uribe/baiduhai

Ya no habrá perros custodiando trenes y plataformas de CTA

August 6, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

La CTA canceló su contrato con la empresa de seguridad que ha tenido dificultad para entrenar a sus guardias a cargo de perros, por lo que la agencia de tránsito...

Rideshare drivers pick up travelers at O'Hare International Airport near terminal 2 on June 5, 2019.

Via ride-share expands to entire city, offers $2.50 rides to and from some transit stops

August 6, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

Via, the smallest of the three ride-share companies operating in Chicago, is expanding Tuesday to cover the entire city and will offer $2.50 rides to and from transit stops in...

Two private AGB security guards for the CTA stand on the platform at Belmont, before boarding the Red Line to the Loop on Aug. 1, 2019.

No more guard dogs on CTA trains and platforms: ‘We don’t believe canines are the most effective deterrent.’

August 6, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

The CTA has canceled its contract with a security firm that struggled to train its guards to handle dogs, and the transit agency no longer will use dogs to deter...

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