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...

Residents seeking services, including the Real ID driver's license, line up along windows at the Chicago North Secretary of State Facility, 5401 N. Elston Ave., on Feb. 20, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Trump administration cuts more than $100 million in Illinois transportation dollars

By Talia Soglin

February 13, 2026 at 7:14 p.m.

The Trump administration says it’s revoking more federal grant dollars in Illinois — this time...

3 injured, including 2 CPD officers, in crash with CTA bus in Ukrainian Village

By Deanese Williams-Harris

February 13, 2026 at 9:59 a.m.

A woman and two Chicago police officers were injured when a squad car hit a...

44-year-old man stabbed on Green Line train on South Side

By Deanese Williams-Harris

February 13, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

A 44-year-old man was riding a CTA Green Line train when he was stabbed in...

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)

Chicago Ridge freight train derailment closes roads, blocks Metra service in south suburbs

By Olivia Stevens

February 23, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

A freight rain derailment early Wednesday morning in Chicago Ridge has blocked roadways and cut...

FILE – A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, sources say

By Darlene Superville

February 11, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

A Mexican cartel drone incursion prompted an hourslong closure of airspace around El Paso International...

Parking spaces at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook are filled with vehicles during holiday shopping season in 2015. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Oakbrook Center adds paid parking option for close-in spots

By Chuck Fieldman

February 9, 2026 at 4:27 p.m.

People who want closeup parking at Oakbrook Center shopping mall in Oak Brook can now...

People view information boards at a Feb. 5 open house about plans for downtown improvements in Clarendon Hills. (Village of Clarendon Hills)

Clarendon Hills Downtown Improvement Plan open house deemed ‘constructive’

By Chuck Fieldman

February 9, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

More than 100 people turned out last week for a community open house to introduce...

In this June 2, 2021, photo people walk at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Today in History: Washington National Airport renamed for Ronald Reagan

By Associated Press

February 6, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

On Feb. 6, 1998, Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, honoring...

Service on Metra BNSF resumes after bridge struck Thursday

By Deanese Williams-Harris

February 5, 2026 at 7:54 a.m.

METRA service on the BNSF line was disrupted Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, shakes hands with Matthew Brewer, interim chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority, during a ribbon-cutting event for the Edith Spurlock Sampson Apartments in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Feb. 27, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago schools, transit, public housing remain rudderless under Mayor Brandon Johnson

By Alice Yin

February 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has not named permanent heads of the Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Housing...