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...

Travelers walk through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport, Sept. 25, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago considers selling naming rights at O’Hare and Midway airports

By Talia Soglin

January 14, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

The city is inviting potential sponsors to describe their interest in sponsoring a range of...

FILE – The 2026 Dodge Charger R/T is showcased at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

This year’s North American Car of the Year award winner announced

By Alexa St. John

January 14, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

The Dodge Charger won the 2026 North American Car of the Year award, while the...

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

As Chicago Harbor Lock faces federal cuts, Illinois senators push for more funding

By Talia Soglin

January 13, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

President Donald Trump proposed a funding cut of more than 90% for the Harbor Lock...

Prosecutors: Woodlawn man charged in fatal stabbing on Loop train recorded deadly attack

By Deanese Williams-Harris

January 13, 2026 at 6:49 p.m.

A 40-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old...

A newly-built Morton Grove Metra station has opened, pictured Dec. 15, 2025, on Lehigh Avenue in Morton Grove and includes arrival/departure signage. Officials say full construction is expected to be completed in spring 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

New Morton Grove Metra station opens but more work on the $4M project still to be done: ‘It was a big deal for us’

By Jessi Virtusio

January 12, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

The new Metra station in Morton Grove has opened to commuters, but village officials say...

A ride-sharing vehicle with Uber and Lyft stickers stops in Chicago's Loop, June 17, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Ride-sharing congestion fee expands to Chicago’s North Side and Hyde Park

By Talia Soglin

January 6, 2026 at 9:10 p.m.

Ride-sharing passengers on Chicago's North Side and in Hyde Park started paying more for Ubers...

Passengers wait at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 3, 2026, as all flights were canceled following U.S. military action in Venezuela. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty-AFP)

Caribbean travel resumes after disruptions from US military operation in Venezuela

By Laura Turbay

January 5, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

Major airlines reopened flights across the Caribbean region after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said...

Pedestrians pass the closed State/Lake CTA "L" station in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 5, 2026. The station is being rebuilt and scheduled to reopen in 2029. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

State/Lake ‘L’ station in the Loop closed for 3-year rebuild

By baiduhai

January 5, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

The 120-year-old station is one of the CTA's most heavily used and serves the Purple,...

A door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 awaiting inspection is shown with paneling removed at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Jan. 10, 2024. On a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines flight, a panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door blew open midair, forcing it to return to Portland, Oregon.

Today in History: Door plug blows off Alaska Airlines plane

By Associated Press

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

On Jan. 5, 2024, a door plug on Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out shortly after...

Smoke rises from Fort Tiuna, the main military garrison in Caracas, Venezuela, after multiple explosions were heard and aircraft swept through the area, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nicolás Maduro’s capture disrupts Caribbean holiday travel

By Matt O'Brien

January 4, 2026 at 9:14 a.m.

The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of...