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...

Traffic flows toward the Touhy Avenue toll plaza on I-294 in Des Plaines in 2012. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Residents speak out on 57% passenger car rate hike for I-PASS users in Illinois

By Marni Pyke

July 23, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Gubernatorial politics emerged along with consumer concerns at the latest Illinois tollway hearing on a...

FILE – A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 takes off from the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla., May 15, 2014 (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)

Three airports plan to ditch TSA amid push for private security

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

July 23, 2026 at 6:27 a.m.

Three U.S. airports have become the first to opt in to the Transportation Security Administration’s...

Corinne Pierog, Kane County Board chair, speaks at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora during an Illinois Tollway public hearing on July 22, 2026. She said she supports the proposal that would raise tolls to help fund a 15‑year, $26.5 billion tollway project to improve traffic, road conditions and spur economic development. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Aurora-area residents voice their opinions on proposed tollway rate hikes

By Addison Wright

July 24, 2026 at 2:06 p.m.

Over 100 people, including area residents, labor union members and politicians, packed into the Prisco...

Oak Park Trustee Derek Eder, center, speaks at the Village Board meeting on July 21, 2026, during a discussion about restricting police stops for minor equipment infractions. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park officials move toward restricting police stops for minor equipment infractions

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 24, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Officials in Oak Park are eying a policy that would restrict police traffic stops related...

Crews work on a bridge deck for I-490 near Des Plaines in July, 2024. The Illinois tollway has approved a $178 million contract for work on the new I-490, which will wrap around the west side of O’Hare International Airport, connecting I-90 to I-294. (Illinois Tollway)

I-490 toll road project advances with $178M construction contract

By Marni Pyke

July 22, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

Completion of the game-changing I-490 corridor is in sight with Illinois tollway officials approving a...

The site of a former Prospect Heights hotel remains undeveloped on July 16, 2025. Prospect Heights has approved a redrawing of the property line between Aviation Plaza at 1098 S. Milwaukee Ave. and the former hotel site to the north to allow construction of Sky Harbour's eight proposed hangars at Chicago Executive Airport. (Eric Peterson/Daily Herald)

Prospect Heights zoning board to review proposed new hangars at Chicago Executive Airport

By Eric Peterson

July 22, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

New York-based Sky Harbour’s proposal for seven new hangars at Chicago Executive Airport will go...

The Wingfoot Express dirigible in Grant Park in July 1919. The Wingfoot crashed through the skylight of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, causing a fire and killing 13 people. (baiduhai archive)

Today in Chicago History: Wingfoot Air Express dirigible catches fire and crashes in the Loop, killing 13 people

By Kori Rumore

July 21, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 21, according...

A cyclist gets ready to maneuver around a FedEx truck parked in a bike lane in the 1700 block of West Division Street in Chicago on July 10, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago bike lane ticketing program records big fines against delivery companies

By A.D. Quig

July 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A bike lane ticketing program meant to make busy downtown streets safer for cyclists and...

A sign welcomes drivers to the President Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, on July 9, 2026. The airport was formerly known as Palm Beach International Airport. (Joe Raedle/Getty)

Free pass to fly by Trump airport? United says no go.

By Tess Kenny

July 17, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

United Airlines is pushing back on a recent report that it would allow passengers to...

Consultant Todd Vanadilok presents the South La Grange Road Corridor Plan to the La Grange Village Board during a meeting July 13 in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Road plan to focus on pedestrian safety, character

By Hank Beckman

July 17, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

La Grange's South La Grange Road Corridor Plan proposes improvements for the stretch between 47th...