Chicago Transportation

Visitors sit inside of a Gary Public Transportation Corporation all-electric bus on August 9, 2023. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Gary council hears public comment on budget items before tabling

By Maya Wilkins

October 7, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

The Gary Common Council heard public comment on several city budget items, but they unanimously...

Michael Gratzke, a civil engineer at Christopher B. Burke Engineering, shows one of the development plans for the Western Avenue Corridor during a meeting Oct. 6, 2026. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island considers $6.5 million Western Avenue plan to promote safety and accessibility

By Elena Tittel

October 7, 2026 at 12:05 p.m.

Blue Island is proposing $6.5 million in improvements to Western Avenue to increase accessibility, safety...

Portions of 31st Street in La Grange Park are set for an upgrade after village officials signed off on a plan to improve the safety and looks of the corridor that has been in the works for over a year. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park OKs 31st Street Corridor Transportation Plan

By Hank Beckman

October 5, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

La Grange Park officials approved a comprehensive transportation and streetscape plan for the area from...

I-90 Lawrence Avenue exit closed for a week after retaining wall collapse

By Allison Kiehl

August 4, 2026 at 10:12 a.m.

Drivers should plan for delays in their commutes while work is underway at the Kennedy...

United Airlines and American Airlines jets taxi to their gates at O'Hare International Airport on April 14, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth question FAA flight caps at O’Hare

By Talia Soglin

July 31, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Illinois U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are pushing back on the federal government’s...

An Amazon Zoox taxi with no steering wheel drives in front of The Sphere on the Las Vegas strip, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels

By Josh Funk

July 30, 2026 at 8:39 p.m.

Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering...

Crews clean up the extensive damage from a 13-car freight train derailment on June 24, 2026. Straight-line winds caused the derailment, officials said. (South Shore Line/provided)

Straight-line winds blamed for June 24 freight train derailment

By Doug Ross

July 27, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Severe weather has been determined the cause of a June 24 derailment that cost the...

A Lyft rideshare vehicle in the Loop on Oct. 18, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago launches resource center for rideshare, taxi drivers

By Talia Soglin

July 27, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The nonprofit People’s Lobby Education Institute will run the program, which launches Monday and is...

FILE – A plane lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., Dec. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Going abroad for a summer vacation? Here’s how you can minimize your jet lag.

By Laura Ungar

July 25, 2026 at 6:49 p.m.

Jet lag occurs when your body’s biological clock is out of sync with the time...

The assembly line in the Douglas Aircraft plant near Park Ridge, July 7, 1944, where wings are attached to the fuselage of big C-54 cargo planes. (Douglas Aircraft)

Today in Chicago History: Douglas Aircraft Co. announces plans to build assembly plant near Orchard Place

By Kori Rumore

July 25, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 25, according...

FILE – Commuters pass Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, July 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn Station after the president.

By Philip Marcelo

July 23, 2026 at 5:13 p.m.

The Trump administration is seeking to rename New York's Penn Station as part of a...

Jim Derwinski, CEO and executive director of Metra, greets U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth as she exits a Metra train at National Street Station in Elgin on Oct. 4, 2019. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

US Sen. Tammy Duckworth pushes legislation to close ‘challenge’ for riders with disabilities

By Marni Pyke

July 23, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

Dozens of Metra and CTA stations are inaccessible for riders with disabilities, records show. “It...

Illinois Railway Museum President Zachary Ehlers, left, discusses Illinois Central car 1380, built by Pullman in 1926, to Cesar Guajardo, of Calumet City, Illinois state legislative representative for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. “This is the only intact set from the electrification in 1926,” Ehlers said. The museum plans to run the cars in September. They were purchased for $3,000 in summer 1972 after they were retired that March. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line energized by Illinois Central’s electrification 100 years ago

By Doug Ross

July 23, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

This weekend’s Pullman Railroad Days marks a celebration of a century-old decision that brought about...