CTA to pay $6M to settle wrongful death lawsuit after a city bus struck a woman last year
The crash caused the woman “severe injuries," which she died from nearly three months later, according to the lawsuit.
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Weiss hospital to remain closed while Medicare funding cut is appealed. West Suburban Medical also at risk.
Resilience Healthcare acquired both Weiss and West Suburban Medical Center out of bankruptcy in 2022. Both facilities depend on Medicare or Medicaid to pay for 70% to 80% of their...
County prosecutors’ union bid should get tossed out, judge finds
A decades-old Illinois Supreme Court decision bars Cook County prosecutors from unionizing, an administrative law judge for the state’s labor board found Wednesday.
‘Ghost buses’ may no longer haunt riders, now that the CTA is publicly sharing data on canceled runs
Over the last several years so-called 'ghost buses,' show up on transit tracker apps but fail to arrive in real life, have been a source of frustration for some riders.
Derailed: Looming funding cuts to Philadelphia’s transit system offer a lesson for Chicago
Philadelphia is facing a massive transit deficit caused in large part, like Chicago’s, by the expiration of federal pandemic aid.
Impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown felt in Chicago suburbs
Thousands of factory workers who commute to or live in the suburbs of Chicago have felt the economic effects of immigration enforcement since President Donald Trump took office.
Renovated Red Line stations on North Side to reopen Sunday
The four stations — Argyle, Bryn Mawr, Lawrence and Berwyn — were renovated as part of a $2.1 billion Red and Purple line modernization project.
Chicago Board of Election workers should not be barred from unionizing, judge finds
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners had argued that union membership would constitute "political activity" under the state's election code.
Labor and disability advocates at odds over future of Chicago-area paratransit
The rideshare program has pitted disability advocates against organized labor, which sees the program as a way for Pace to outsource union jobs to poorly compensated gig workers at taxpayer...
Big discount on annual Divvy membership coming for new riders
The cost of an annual membership to the Lyft-operated program will decrease from $143.90 to $99 for new or returning members starting next week.