Chicago Transportation

The price of a gallon of diesel fuel is shown electronically on a pump at a QuikTrip station Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel

By Michelle L. Price

October 9, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

Trump’s shocking announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed...

Passengers board a Pace bus as a CTA Green Line train pulls in near the intersection of Harlem and South Boulevard in Oak Park, Friday, June 20, 2025. Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School who don't have a ride to school will have to continue to rely on public transportation after the School District 200 board renewed an expeption from a rule requiring them to provide school bus services. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Despite petition, Oak Park and River Forest High School renews school bus exemption

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 9, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

School buses are too expensive, board tells Oak Park and River Forest High students who...

A westbound CTA Chicago Avenue bus is forced to maneuver around an illegally parked truck, parked in a CTA-only lane at Chicago and Milwaukee avenues, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Measure to expand Chicago’s bus and bike lane ticketing program advances

By Talia Soglin

October 9, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

Automated cameras that catch drivers who block bus and bike lanes in the act could...

Waymo self-driving taxi vehicles are parked in a Loop garage on Feb. 25, 2026, as the company prepares to start mapping Chicago streets. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Waymo starts mapping Chicago streets as self-driving car battle heats up in Springfield

By Talia Soglin

February 25, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

The self-driving taxi company is deploying about 10 vehicles in Chicago to start mapping the...

Plaintiff Kyle Garchar, left, listens alongside attorney Jacie Zolna and Mark Wallace of Citizens to Abolish Red Light Cameras, Feb. 24, 2026, during a press conference after winning a class action lawsuit against the City of Chicago for assessing fines and penalties for parking and other tickets that exceeded the $250 cap set by state law. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago on the hook for paying back millions in late fees collected for parking, city sticker violations: judge

By Talia Soglin

February 24, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

The city of Chicago could be on the hook to pay drivers back millions of...

A Chicago Ridge fire fighter responds to a train derailment near the 1000 block of Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge Feb. 11, 2026. (Troy Stolt for Daily Southtown)

Damage to streets remains after freight train derailment in Dixmoor, investigation continues in Chicago Ridge

By Olivia Stevens

February 23, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

Dixmoor Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts said access to 145th Street near Spaulding Avenue was closed after...

FILE – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, right, shakes hands with Transportation Security Administration Officer Monica Degro at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File)

TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight

By Ali Swenson

February 22, 2026 at 10:06 a.m.

The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an...

The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

US audit finds gaps in the FAA’s oversight of United Airlines maintenance

By Rio Yamat

February 20, 2026 at 7:14 p.m.

The ability of federal safety regulators to oversee airplane maintenance at United Airlines has been...

World War II fighter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, right, is congratulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 21, 1942, during a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C. O'Hare's wife, Rita, places the Medal of Honor around his neck. (baiduhai archive)

Today in Chicago History: World War II hero Edward ‘Butch’ O’Hare — the airport’s namesake — downs Japanese bombers

By Kori Rumore

February 20, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 20, according...

A United Airlines plane takes off from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

United Airlines overhauls loyalty program to reward cardholders

By Sri Taylor

February 19, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. is overhauling its loyalty program, offering more benefits to customers who...

Passenger disembark Southwest Airlines flight 3869 at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida from Chicago’s Midway International Airport on Dec. 11, 2025. (Todd Panagopoulos/baiduhai)

‘I would definitely fly them less:’ Southwest customers grouse about new seating reality

By Dallas Morning News

February 18, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

The carrier first announced the switch to assigned seating in 2024, part of a series of moves...

Traffic creeps along in a construction zone on a Chicago expressway in 2023. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Trump administration’s latest funding threat: $128 million withheld in highway dollars

By Talia Soglin

February 18, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that it was threatening to withhold $128 million...

FILE – Travelers wait at a TSA security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Nov. 30, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

By Rio Yamat

February 14, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts...