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The Illinois Tollway has deployed "Hot Weather Patrols" to find and help motorists stranded in the extreme heat.

Illinois Tollway deploys ‘Hot Weather Patrols’ to help motorists in extreme heat

July 19, 2019 at 7:38 p.m.

The Illinois Tollway has deployed "hot weather patrols" to find and assist motorists stranded in the extreme heat. The Tollway said it uses the special 24-hour patrols when the weather...

Michael Lopez-Kaley, of West Allis, Wisc., rides the quiet car in October 2005 while heading to Chicago on Amtrak's Hiawatha route.

Amtrak to add round trip to Milwaukee in next three years

July 18, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

Amtrak is planning an additional round trip between Chicago and Milwaukee on its popular Hiawatha line in the next three years, raising the number of daily trips from seven to...

Metra plans to slow down its trains as a safety precaution during the upcoming heat wave.

Watch for buckling pavement, slower Metra trains as temperatures climb this week

July 18, 2019 at 8:44 a.m.

Metra plans to slow down its trains as a safety precaution during the upcoming heat wave, while the state's road authority is warning motorists to look out for buckling pavement....

What’s the best way to get to O’Hare? We sent reporters by car, ride-share, CTA and Metra to find out.

July 25, 2024 at 2:44 p.m.

For more than a decade, Chicago politicians have talked about a faster way to get between downtown and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Mayor Richard M. Daley pictured a high-speed rail...

Lyft cited for failing to warn city about violent behavior of driver who later allegedly killed a taxi driver

July 16, 2019 at 9:29 a.m.

The city of Chicago has cited the Lyft ride-share service for failing to report that it fired a driver for allegedly attacking a customer. Two months later, the same driver...

One of the prototype rail cars being assembled at the CRRC plant in Hegewisch on June 13, 2019.

Trump’s tariffs could drive up the cost of new ‘L’ cars the CTA ordered

July 12, 2019 at 7:49 a.m.

A monumental overhaul of the Chicago Transit Authority's rail car line has gotten caught up in the nation's trade war with China. Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese...

A man takes a Divvy bike for a spin near 83rd Street and Wabash Avenue in Chicago on July 3, 2019. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

City gets ready to spread Divvy bikes to Far South Side

July 8, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

The controversial electric scooter program is not the only way Chicago the city is expanding transportation choices this summer. The city is getting ready to spread Divvy bikes to every...

Tollway spending up to $400 million on maintenance garages, says buildings will save energy, cut emissions

July 5, 2019 at 3:36 p.m.

The Illinois Tollway is spending $300 million to $400 million on new and rehabbed maintenance garages that officials say will use 70% less electricity and eliminate the need to constantly...

A United Airlines plane flies over Leland Avenue in Schiller Park as it prepares to land at O'Hare International Airport on Dec. 1, 2017.

The FAA’s O’Hare jet noise study has taken more than 4 years. ‘I believe something has gone wrong,’ says Rep. Quigley.

July 4, 2019 at 3:51 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley wants to know why the Federal Aviation Administration is taking more than four years to finish a study on the impact of jet noise on communities...

Brandy Martin is in the midst of making funeral plans for her sister, Felon Smith, who was struck and killed by a train on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line tracks after jumping down to retrieve a dropped phone.

‘There was just no love on the platform’: Sister of woman killed by CTA train questions actions of bystanders, security guard

July 3, 2019 at 7:01 a.m.

The CTA said Tuesday that a woman who was struck and killed by an "L" train last week was told by a security guard on the platform to get off...

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