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An artist's rendering shows a proposed revamp of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive and a smoothing out of a large curve at Oak Street. (Chicago Department of Transportation)

A new north DuSable Lake Shore Drive? Long-running idea takes step forward with a concept that leaves out bus lanes, includes more park space

July 24, 2024 at 4:43 p.m.

A long-running idea to revamp north DuSable Lake Shore Drive is poised to take a step forward despite calls to halt the project, as city and state officials have selected...

Luggage is carted as some conveyors were down at O'Hare International Airport as a global technology outage grounded flights, July 19, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Flights disrupted. Radio stations knocked off the air. Mobile ordering suspended. Global technology outage creates headaches in Chicago area.

July 19, 2024 at 5:09 p.m.

The issues were caused by a faulty software update and affected computers running Microsoft Windows, and were not due to a security incident or cyberattack, according to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike,...

Metra passengers wait for a train at the Van Buren Street Station as employees call out train numbers after a delay caused by computer problems on July 16, 2024. (Todd Panagopoulos/baiduhai)

Metra resolves computer problem after 2 hours of serious delays

July 16, 2024 at 8:25 p.m.

Problems with the trains' collision avoidance system made it difficult to control train traffic, according to Metra officials.

American Airlines planes park outside Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport on May 9, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

As O’Hare sheltered in place during storm, passengers rode the winds out aboard planes: ‘It felt very vulnerable’

July 17, 2024 at 9:41 a.m.

The O’Hare air traffic control tower evacuated during the storm, as did the FAA’s Terminal Radar Approach Control facility in Elgin. That led to a ground stop at O’Hare.

Kevin Dekkinga rides his cargo bike with sons Willem, 10, left, and Pouwel, 7, along Eddy Street in Chicago, July 3, 2024. The boys were being dropped off at different summer camps. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Forget upgrading the family car. These Chicago parents bought cargo bikes instead.

July 12, 2024 at 4:02 p.m.

Cargo-bike parents say the bikes offer the ability to avoid increasingly bad traffic and make travel around the city more pleasant and accessible.

A Yellow Line train arrives for commuters at the Dempster-Skokie CTA station in Skokie on May 15, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Embattled CTA president starts to add back trains after years of service cuts

July 11, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.

The CTA says it has boosted scheduled service by 9% since April, most of that in recent weeks.

Signage is displayed on poles along Columbus Drive near Buckingham Fountain for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on June 13, 2024, in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race: What to know about the 2.2-mile course around the city

July 5, 2024 at 6:57 p.m.

For a second straight year, Chicago will transform the Grant Park environs into a racetrack for The Loop 110 (Xfinity Series) and Grant Park 165 (Cup Series).

CTA President Dorval Carter, center, with lawmakers during a "legislative tour" of the transit agency on June 26, 2024. (Rep. Kimberly du Buclet social media photo)

Dorval on defense: Embattled CTA chief tours his transit system for lawmakers to see agency ‘up close’

June 28, 2024 at 5:02 p.m.

Carter’s move signals a new salvo in his mission to safeguard his job after a groundswell of Chicago politicians have called for his resignation or firing.

A man riding an electric bicycle navigates between a car parked on a bike lane and a beverage delivery truck in the 1100 block of North Dearborn Street, June 27, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Automated ticketing of drivers in bike and bus lanes could have started this summer. Now it won’t.

June 27, 2024 at 4:39 p.m.

A program to test automated ticketing of drivers parked in bike and bus lanes could have started this summer.

North suburban commuter service to close, a sign of changing corporate office landscape

June 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The organization had for years run shuttles to north suburban campuses, providing one option to solve suburbs' "last mile" problem.

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