Sarah Freishtat – Page 15

Skokie police Officer Jon Mendoza sits in his vehicle and monitors activity as students head in for the school day at Ida Crown Jewish Academy on Oct. 27, 2023.

For Chicago’s Palestinian and Jewish students, Israel-Hamas war is constant and personal

November 26, 2023 at 8:46 a.m.

Colorful sticky notes lined a glass wall in a central gathering area at Ida Crown Jewish Academy in Skokie. Each bore the name of an Israeli soldier who was known...

Passengers head up the escalator towards Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport on Oct. 20, 2023.

Expect busy Chicago airports, roads as Thanksgiving travel kicks into high gear

November 22, 2023 at 10:03 a.m.

Thanksgiving travelers, brace yourselves. Chicago's airports, airlines and roads will likely see a rush of passengers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and AAA estimates the number of Illinois travelers will...

A CTA Yellow Line "L" train is seen at the Howard Rail Yard in Rodgers Park on Nov. 17, 2023. The train crashed into diesel-powered snow removal train Thursday, leading to suspension of service on the Yellow Line. (Talia Sprague/baiduhai)

No answers as investigation begins into CTA train crash as Yellow Line remains suspended

November 17, 2023 at 6:45 p.m.

Few answers emerged Friday about the Chicago Transit Authority crash that sent 23 people to hospitals when a Yellow Line train slammed into a snowplow. National Transportation Safety Board officials...

First responders on the scene following a crash on the CTA Yellow Line, Nov. 16, 2023.

CTA Yellow Line crashes into snow plow doing scheduled training, sending two dozen to hospitals: ‘I am glad to be alive’

November 16, 2023 at 6:51 p.m.

Humdia Ahmad heard a loud thud on the Yellow Line train she was riding and was violently flung forward. Up until that moment Thursday morning, her commute to school at...

Shannon O'Brien on Nov. 15, 2023, in downtown Chicago. She said Frontier Airlines lost her custom wheelchair then returned it damaged after several days.

Des Plaines woman files suit against Frontier Airlines alleging the carrier lost, damaged her custom wheelchair

November 15, 2023 at 4:59 p.m.

A Des Plaines woman has filed a lawsuit against Frontier Airlines saying the carrier lost a custom wheelchair she relies on to move about freely, then returned it damaged after...

Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson departs Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a hearing on Nov. 7, 2023.

Clout-heavy contractor linked to federal investigations at City Hall and in the suburbs

November 12, 2023 at 4:27 p.m.

At the heart of James Bracken's multifaceted trucking, demolition and excavation operation is a small office in south suburban Markham surrounded by piles of dirt and rigs rumbling in and...

CTA commuters watch trains approach from the Clark and Lake station in Chicago's Loop on Nov. 8, 2023.

‘L’ stations near offices have seen fewer riders return than those located near parks, Urban Institute analysis shows

November 10, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The CTA is facing a fiscal cliff exacerbated by fewer train and bus riders, and a new analysis points to some ways the city could bring back more transit customers...

A visitor steps onto an Amtrak train open for tours as Amtrak celebrated their high-speed rail improvements at Union Station in Chicago on June 26, 2023.

New fares take effect on Amtrak’s Chicago-Milwaukee route

November 1, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.

Amtrak riders between Chicago and Milwaukee will now pay new prices for the trip, as fare changes take effect on the popular Hiawatha Service. Regular fares for the roughly hour-and-a-half...

Passengers ride an escalator from the Airport Transit System to Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport on Oct. 20, 2023.

Declining corporate travel and industry changes have left O’Hare airport slow to recover from the pandemic

October 23, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

By the height of the busy summer season, the number of travelers passing through U.S. airports for the year had already hit the same levels as before the pandemic, a...

Metra commuter trains in a yard along Roosevelt Road in Chicago on March 20, 2023.

Low-income Metra riders could see fares slashed, as pilot program that cut fares in south Cook County ends

October 22, 2023 at 8:15 a.m.

Transportation authorities are looking to test a new program next year that will offer half-priced Metra fares to low-income residents, as a pilot program that lowered fares on South Side...

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