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Commuters await their CTA trains on the CTA Orange Line Halsted Station in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2023.

CTA unveils $2 billion budget that aims to draw back riders, address employee shortages

October 19, 2023 at 3:43 p.m.

The CTA is planning no changes to fares in its 2024 budget, as it looks to continue drawing back riders from pandemic lows and to address employee shortages that have...

A Metra train pulls away from the recently completed Blue Island-Vermont depot on the Rock Island line on Aug. 7, 2023.

Metra proposes new set of fares in 2024 budget

October 11, 2023 at 5:35 p.m.

Metra is weighing a new set of fares for 2024 under a budget proposal unveiled Wednesday. The proposal includes no planned substantial changes to schedules, as Metra faces continued low...

A CTA "L" train passes under the new flyover, part of the modernization project, between Belmont Avenue and Addison Street in late 2021.

CTA weekend service interruptions coming to Red, Purple and Brown lines as part of major reconstruction project

October 11, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

CTA Red, Purple and Brown line service will be disrupted on some upcoming weekends this fall, as the next stage of a major reconstruction of North Side tracks and stations...

A CTA Blue Line train rolls along as the sun rises over Chicago and the Eisenhower Expressway on Oct. 3, 2023. Weekday service on the system's two busiest lines, the Red and the Blue, were both cut by about 20%.

CTA Brown, Orange Line schedules down more than 25%, even as other cities rebuild transit levels

February 9, 2024 at 12:43 p.m.

Louciana Johnson thought his corporate wellness job's move to Merchandise Mart downtown would ease his commute, allowing him to take the Brown Line instead of paying for ride-shares. Johnson remembered...

A United Airlines Dreamliner 787-10 arriving from Los Angeles pulls up to a gate in Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Jan. 7, 2019.

United Airlines purchases more new planes, eyeing fewer, larger flights

October 3, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

United Airlines is purchasing more planes with an eye toward flying larger aircraft that can carry more passengers, as the Chicago-based carrier anticipates running into barriers adding flights at some...

Passengers wait for a CTA "L" Blue Line train at UIC-Halsted on the Forest Park branch on Feb. 25, 2020. From 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday, the Clinton, UIC-Halsted and Racine stations will be closed and trains won't operate along that section of track.

Another CTA Blue Line closure is coming, but the end of construction is in sight

September 27, 2023 at 5:54 p.m.

Parts of the CTA Blue Line are set to temporarily close, again, as construction to remove slow zones continues — but the end of the work is in sight. From...

Construction on the lounge at Midway Airport, called The Club MDW, is expected to begin in early 2024.

After 95 years, Midway will get its first airport lounge

March 12, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

A new passenger lounge is set to open at Midway Airport, believed to be the first in the airport's 95-year history. The lounge follows other changes at the Southwest Side...

Travelers walk through a concessions area at Chicago's Midway Airport on June 22, 2023.

O’Hare, Midway rank low in J.D. Power airport survey, as passengers wait on construction and new dining options

September 20, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Passengers remain more dissatisfied with O'Hare International and Midway airports than many of their peer airports, according to a new survey, as travelers await the start of a rebuild of...

A cowboy demonstrates rope tricks during the Mexican Independence Day Parade in Little Village on Sept. 16, 2023.

Chaotic street closures, scuffles with police prompt city officials to consider new ways to celebrate Mexican Independence Day

September 19, 2023 at 11:39 a.m.

As revelers across the city this weekend waved flags and honked horns in honor of Mexican Independence Day, a chaotic undertone tarnished the celebration with the sudden downtown road closures...

A Lyft decal is seen through the window of a car outside the Cal Train station in San Francisco, California, on May 20, 2019.

New ride-share feature to match women, nonbinary drivers and riders

September 12, 2023 at 5:16 p.m.

Some ride-share passengers who are women or who do not identify strictly as male or female will soon be able to prioritize rides with female or nonbinary drivers. Lyft will...

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