Chicago Transportation

Passengers enter the CTA 95th Street station, Dec. 15, 2025, beneath a sign for the planned Red Line Extension. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CTA in settlement talks with feds in Red Line Extension lawsuit

By Talia Soglin

October 5, 2026 at 10:43 a.m.

The Chicago Transit Authority is in settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Transportation in...

Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the...

Traffic over the Route 7 bridge in Lockport over the Des Plaines River, pictured in 1998, has long been a problem. Will County officials revived talks about seeking funding for a new bridge over the Des Plaines River Valley, though they acknowledged nothing could be built before impending road work on the existing Lockport bridge begins. (Frank Hanes/baiduhai)

Will County board resurrects talks on new bridge over Des Plaines River Valley

By Michelle Mullins

October 2, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Will County officials revived a potential new bridge over the Des Plaines River Valley, an...

FILE – A traveler with a smartphone walks past an air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Flights disrupted across the US Northeast due to technical problems at a key air traffic center

By Josh Funk

September 21, 2026 at 7:21 p.m.

Damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired,...

Ron Pitelka, Local 150 excavator operator for Walsh construction company, sits on top of a large boulder outside of the O'Hare Multi-Modal Facility on Sept. 16, 2026. Pitelka helped unearth the rock while excavating in the south airfield. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Heavy lifting: This boulder aficionado helped unearth a 50-ton rock at O’Hare

By Talia Soglin

September 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Over the last two decades, the 45-year-old excavator operator has amassed a collection of several...

Ann Caruso, center right, yells in response to a panel member's statement during the question-and-answer segment of a community meeting to discuss a proposed Amtrak maintenance facility west of Rate Field in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, on Sept. 17, 2026, at the Carpenter Training Center. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Overflow crowd rejects plan for Amtrak maintenance yard near Rate Field: ‘Nasty real estate deal’

By Brian J. Rogal

September 18, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

Amtrak’s proposed maintenance yard would stretch for about 2 miles along Canal Street on the...

Officials broke ground Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, for a new $18.3 million air traffic control tower at the Gary/Chicago International Airport. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

‘It’s really just about making it higher’: Gary airport begins work on new 100-foot tower

By Carole Carlson

September 19, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

The need for a new air traffic controller at the Gary/Chicago International Airport came into...

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

United and American airlines say fuel-cost surge may require capacity cuts

By Sri Taylor

September 17, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. said they may need to cut...

People wait at the newly reopened Gate L2A at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Aug. 13, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

O’Hare, Midway again ranked below average in customer satisfaction survey

By Talia Soglin

September 16, 2026 at 11:23 a.m.

Chicago’s airports have again ranked below average in an annual customer satisfaction survey released by...

Parking meter signage is displayed in Chicago’s Loop on Sept. 15, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Sweeteners negotiated for Chicago parking meter deal, aldermen say

By Jake Sheridan

September 15, 2026 at 6:12 p.m.

Chicago aldermen say they are close to sweetening the deal on the city’s infamous parking...

A man on an electric scooter rides past a memorial on Sept. 15, 2026, for Riley O’Neil, who was killed while riding his bike in the 3200 block of South Halsted Street in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Aldermen call for traffic safety action in wake of city employee’s bike death

By Talia Soglin

September 15, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

Aldermen are calling for the city to take steps to improve traffic safety throughout the...

Workers inspect an Amazon cargo plane that overshot a runway four days ago at Miami International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5

By Associated Press

September 14, 2026 at 6:13 a.m.

Amazon said Sunday that it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of...

A woman enters the post office in Silvis, Illinois, in front of a mural of the old Quad Cities Rocket train on Sept. 9, 2026. The Quad Cities Rocket was discontinued in 1978. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

After years of delay, funding to restart Chicago-Quad Cities rail service has Illinois back on track

By Daniel C. Vock

September 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Quad Cities, which straddle the Iowa-Illinois border, have gone without passenger rail since 1979,...