Chicago Transportation

Portions of 31st Street in La Grange Park are set for an upgrade after village officials signed off on a plan to improve the safety and looks of the corridor that has been in the works for over a year. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park OKs 31st Street Corridor Transportation Plan

By Hank Beckman

October 5, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

La Grange Park officials approved a comprehensive transportation and streetscape plan for the area from...

Oak Park Fire Chief JT Terry discusses responding to CTA emergencies in the village during a Village Board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 in Oak Park. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park to seek reimbursement for emergency services along CTA Blue and Green lines

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 5, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park and Rosemont entered into an agreement to seek payment...

A South Shore Line train pulls into the Hammond Gateway station in late January. The South Shore Line hopes to create a backup dispatch center, one of the lessons learned from the Aug. 11 derecho. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line acting on lessons from Aug. 11 derecho

By Doug Ross

October 5, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

The South Shore Line hopes to create a backup dispatch center, one of the lessons...

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,...

Gary/Chicago International Airport executive director Dan Vicari speaks during a ribbon cutting to commemorate the completion of the Gary/Chicago International Airport's air cargo campus on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary airport finalizing 2027 budget

By Carole Carlson

September 10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Officials with the Gary/Chicago International Airport will review its $5.4 million 2027 tax levy budget...

Motorists detour away from a flooded viaduct on Dixie Highway near Pine Road in Homewood after storms rolled through the region on July 27, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Homewood’s Dixie Highway viaduct now to close Sept. 22 for flood mitigation work after delays

By Evy Lewis

September 10, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

Homewood's Dixie Highway viaduct will be closed beginning Sept. 22 for an Illinois Department of...

Jamie Rhee is introduced as the interim executive director of the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority on Sept. 10, 2026, during the NITA board's first meeting. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Jamie Rhee named interim leader of Northern Illinois Transit Authority

By Talia Soglin

September 10, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

Former Chicago aviation boss Jamie Rhee will serve as interim executive director of the state’s...

United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport in Denver on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

United Airlines cancels Denver 9/11 flyover after ‘concerns in the community’

By Katie Langford

September 10, 2026 at 8:56 a.m.

United Airlines officials canceled a planned flyover of a passenger jet escorted by a squadron...

The 50-ton boulder was found below the surface of the airfield at O'Hare during the excavation of the South Detention Basin. The Chicago Department of Aviation is asking the public to help name it. (Chicago Department of Aviation)

Chicago asks for help naming 50-ton boulder unearthed at O’Hare

By Talia Soglin

September 9, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

The 50-ton boulder was discovered about 30 feet underground during excavation work on a stormwater...

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton, center, Gary/Chicago International Airport chairman Tom Collins Jr., on left, and Gary Common Council president Linda Barnes-Caldwell laugh together after cutting the ribbon on the airport's newly-constructed air cargo campus on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

New $24 million cargo hub opens at Gary airport

By Carole Carlson

September 9, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport planted its flag in the cargo business Tuesday atop a $24...