Chicago Transportation

FILE – Search efforts are seen around a wreckage site of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes

By Josh Funk

October 8, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

The U.S. Army found many systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision between...

A monarch butterfly climbs on verbena blooms Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Oak Park. Land managers of rights-of-way throughout the area are increasingly implementing monarch-friendly practices such as installing native plants and mowing less frequently. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

As monarch butterflies head south, they’re getting an assist along utility rights of way, roadways

By Susan DeGrane

October 8, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

The Illinois Department of Transportation, ComEd and other agencies are implementing practices along rights of...

Participants finish the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Avenue in Grant Park on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Chicago Marathon 2026: Course map, tips for spectators and participants — and how to drive downtown (or avoid it)

By Kori Rumore

October 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicago Marathon's 26.2-mile course is flat, fast and ready to welcome more than 55,000...

Travelers wait to board an Amtrak train at Union Station in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Higher fuel prices have some Americans scaling back their Memorial Day travel plans

By Rio Yamat

May 21, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

Higher fuel prices resulting from the Iran war and other inflationary pressures are making most...

A train conductor signals for the doors to close and head out on the inaugural run of the South Shore Line’s new Monon Corridor route, March 31, 2026, at the Hammond Gateway Station in Hammond, Indiana. With a new South Shore Line schedule deemed "confusing," NICTD's president pledged a revamp. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Schedule and other changes coming for South Shore Line

By Doug Ross

May 20, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

With a new South Shore Line schedule deemed "confusing," NICTD's new president pledged a revamp...

Long Island Rail Road trains sit in the West Side Yard on the first day of a strike, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Busiest US commuter rail system resumes operations as deal reached to end strike

By Philip Marcelo

May 19, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Trains are rolling again on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday after a deal...

CTA Blue Line trains travel alongside the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson makes last-minute push to name permanent CTA leader

By Talia Soglin

May 19, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the Chicago Transit Agency board to select a permanent leader just...

Tracks are empty at Mineola train station as Long Island Rail Road workers enter the third day of their strike, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Mineola, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Negotiators reach a deal to end strike on North America’s busiest commuter rail system

By Philip Marcelo

May 18, 2026 at 8:22 p.m.

Negotiators on Monday reached a deal to end the strike that stalled service on the...

Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen, from left, speaks with Cook County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Police Arthur Jackson and Cook County State’s Attorney’s Eileen O’Neill Burke ahead of a news conference announcing the creation of the Regional Transit Task Force at Roosevelt CTA station in Chicago’s South Loop on May 18, 2026. The task force's goal is to combat transit-related crime across the city and county in collaboration with local and federal law enforcement partners. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

State’s attorney launches transit crime prosecution task force

By Talia Soglin

May 19, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

The Cook County state’s attorney's office Monday announced a new task force made up of...

A Frontier Airlines jetliner sits outside a repair hangar at Denver International Airport, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives

By Rio Yamat

May 18, 2026 at 8:13 a.m.

Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for...

A passenger looks at a closed off entrance to the Long Island Rail Road at Grand Central station, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in New York, on the first day of a strike after five unions representing about half the LIRR’s workforce walked off the job. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

With largest US commuter rail system shut down, federal labor officials urge unions to resume talks

By Josh Funk

May 17, 2026 at 7:52 p.m.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul implored unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road,...

A pedestrian walks past closed off tracks inside Penn Station on the first day of a Long Island Rail Road strike, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

By Philip Marcelo

May 16, 2026 at 9:23 a.m.

The Long Island Rail Road in New York ceased operations early Saturday morning after five...

Builders broke ground Friday in West Town near the former Lincoln Yards site on what will become the city’s only Cadillac dealership. (Jack Carter Automotive Group)

Chicago’s only Cadillac dealership breaks ground at former Lincoln Yards site

By Brian J. Rogal

May 15, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Builders broke ground Friday in West Town near the former Lincoln Yards site on what...