Mary Wisniewski

Total car crashes have dropped as more people are staying off the roads during the coronavirus pandemic, but state and local officials say some drivers are using the wide-open spaces...

Chicago's Aviation Department insists the coronavirus pandemic won't curtail its $8.5 billion expansion plan for O'Hare International Airport, but there are growing signs the city will have no choice but...

Faced with an ongoing ridership slump due to the coronavirus pandemic, Metra is sharply cutting service on its three least busy lines starting Monday. On the Heritage Corridor, which runs...

When Melody Shipman and her boyfriend were evicted last month and couldn't find space in a homeless shelter, they started sleeping on the "L." "It's cold, and because of COVID,...

The CTA, Metra and Pace could see almost $1 billion in revenue losses this year, with the CTA taking the biggest hit with a $551 million drop, according to the...

Metra expects to lose more than $500 million in sales tax and ticket revenues by the end of 2021 due to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, and there are worries...

If you pay quarterly estimated taxes, the state still needs you to get them in by the end of the day on Wednesday, even though other tax deadlines have been...

Self-employed Illinois workers like Uber drivers and piano teachers who have lost income because of the coronavirus pandemic will have to wait weeks before they can apply for financial assistance...

Every spring, the city raises its steel bridges along the Chicago River to allow sailboats to pass from winter storage out onto Lake Michigan. The bridge-lifting ritual, which typically runs...