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...

Drivers travel east along I-88 near the I-355 south exit on June 24, 2026, near Lisle. The Illinois Tollway plans to fix traffic congestion at the interchange with improvements such as more lanes on I-355. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

What’s in the Illinois Tollway’s $26.5 billion construction program?

By Marni Pyke

July 5, 2026 at 7:38 p.m.

From a seismic interchange redo to an O’Hare International Airport facility, the Illinois Tollway’s sprawling...

Crews clean up the extensive damage from a 13-car freight train derailment on June 24, 2026. Replacing the supports and overhead wires for the catenary system that powers the electric passenger trains will take time. (South Shore Line/provided)

South Shore Line adds extra trains as altered schedule continues

By Doug Ross

July 4, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

Extra South Shore Line trains will begin operating Monday while the railroad continues to operate...

Indiana governor Mike Braun answers questions from the audience during the NWI United Chambers luncheon in Hobart, Indiana on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gov. Braun extends gas tax holiday for final time

By Alexandra Kukulka

July 2, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun extended the Indiana's gas tax holiday for the third and final time...

Tom Kotarac, of the Regional Transportation Authority board, speaks to interim CTA president Nora Leerhsen before a City Club transit panel at Maggiano's Banquets in River North on Jan. 7, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle proposes new transit board members

By Talia Soglin

July 1, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

Toni Preckwinkle sent the list of her proposed new transit board appointees — who must...

No end date for South Shore Line busing after derailment last month

By Doug Ross

July 1, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District has no end date for busing South Shore Line...

CTA employee Thomas Kevin Barlow was killed early Monday morning, June 29, 2026, in the Roseland neighborhood, outside of the CTA's 98th Street rail maintenance facility. (Barlow family)

$10K reward offered for information in killing of CTA employee

By Sam Charles

June 30, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

A CTA employee of nearly two decades, Thomas Kevin Barlow, 57, was fatally shot Monday...

A Divvy rental station is seen on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2013. (Scott Strazzante/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Divvy begins its bicycle-sharing program

By Kori Rumore

June 28, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 28, according...

People hold flags in front of a gas station as President Donald Trump’s motorcade passes by Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Trump is frustrated gasoline prices don’t mirror oil’s decline. Experts say it’s not that simple.

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

June 25, 2026 at 8:55 p.m.

President Trump, who wants to stave off the economic fallout of the war ahead of...

A motorist uses an app on her phone to pay for parking on North Wabash Avenue in Chicago, June 25, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago aldermen rip proposed parking meter buyers’ ICE ties in hearing

By Jake Sheridan

June 25, 2026 at 6:23 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has repeatedly invoked a non-disclosure agreement to justify not sharing information...

People record the scene as Metra unveils a specially painted locomotive, June 24, 2026, in Chicago, marking 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Metra’s new America 250 locomotive a tribute to ‘people working together’

By Jim Dudlicek

June 25, 2026 at 12:23 p.m.

Metra paired with La Grange-based Progress Rail Locomotives for an engine decorated to commemorate the...