Chicago Transportation

A train at Chicago's Millennium Station, the endpoint for the South Shore Line commuter rail service. The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains by offering some new promotions. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line wants to train kids early with Kit the Fox

By Doug Ross

October 10, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains...

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

United Airlines, in competition with American over market share, announces new flights out of O’Hare

By Talia Soglin

January 27, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

United and American Airlines are doubling down on flights out of O’Hare International Airport, which...

David Dech, hired Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, as the third president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, speaks to the NICTD board Monday while attorney Chuck Lukmann and current President and General Manager Mike Noland listen. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line hires new president and general manager

By Doug Ross

January 26, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

David Dech was hired Monday as the third president and general manager of the Northern...

FILE – A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Love Field Airport, Nov. 26, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats

By Rio Yamat

January 26, 2026 at 1:25 p.m.

Here’s what travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines does away with another of its signature...

A boat passes through Chicago Harbor Lock operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, connection the Chicago River with Lake Michigan, Oct. 1, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Trump signs Chicago Harbor Lock funding cuts into law

By Talia Soglin

January 26, 2026 at 2:32 p.m.

The Chicago Harbor Lock is expected to see its federal funding cut by more than...

This image taken from video provided by WABI television, emergency cervices work on a scene of the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash at the Bangor Airport in Maine, late Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (WABI via AP)

Six people died when a business jet trying to take off in Maine crashed in a snowstorm

By Patrick Whittle

January 26, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Six people died when a business jet crashed during takeoff as a snowstorm moved in...

FILE – A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Investigators will detail causes of the midair collision over Washington and recommend changes

By Josh Funk

January 26, 2026 at 7:18 a.m.

So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash...

A flight status screen shows canceled flights at Philadelphia International Airport during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

More than 11,400 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across US

By Mae Anderson

January 25, 2026 at 7:42 p.m.

A massive winter storm made for a brutal travel day Sunday, with widespread cancellations and...

Fresh snow blows through an intersection in Lowville, N.Y., on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)

Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you.

By Rio Yamat

January 24, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

Winter weather can upend even the best-laid travel plans, but one less thing to worry...

A rendering shows what the Gary/Chicago International Airport's expanded cargo services area will look like when finished. The airport recently received a $9.8 million state grant that will enable it to expand the number of cargo ramp positions. (Rendering courtesy of the Gary/Chicago International Airport)

Mrvan secures funding Ivanhoe demolition, expand Gary airport

By Carole Carlson

January 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Two Gary projects, including the demolition of an elementary school that’s been closed for 17...

People walk on an ice covered beach along the shore of Lake Michigan, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Almost 12,000 flights canceled as major winter storm bears down across much of the US

By Thomas Peipert

January 24, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Almost 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled...