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...

The CTA Holiday Train stops at the outbound Damen Blue Line station, seen from The Robey hotel, Dec. 11, 2025, in Chicago. The decked-out train, a CTA tradition for more than three decades, is scheduled to travel on all eight lines, wrapping up Dec. 22 on the Yellow Line. The CTA’s Holiday Bus is scheduled to hit 19 of the city's bus routes through Dec. 20. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Photos: All aboard the CTA Holiday Train!

By John J. Kim

December 12, 2025 at 8:45 p.m.

The CTA Holiday train is back and spreading joy throughout Chicago during December.

Disability advocate Michele Lee speaks as Mayor Brandon Johnson and then-CTA acting President Nora Leerhsen attend an All Stations Accessibility Program Green Line Austin groundbreaking ceremony in Chicago, March 31, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTA board vacancy an opportunity for Mayor Brandon Johnson before he loses mayoral control of transit agency

By Talia Soglin

December 9, 2025 at 4:22 p.m.

A vacancy on the CTA’s board of directors could give Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson a...

Chicago police keep watch at the CTA Red and Green Line Station in Chicago, Sept. 23, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

President Donald Trump’s administration threatens CTA funding over safety issues

By Alice Yin

December 9, 2025 at 5:06 p.m.

In letters to Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker, Trump’s federal transit administrator threatened...

Sy Newman of Walled Lake checks out the vehicles in the showroom while waiting for his car to be serviced at the Golling Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership in Bloomfield Hills, April 10, 2025. (David Guralnick/Detroit News)

Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?

By Detroit News

December 8, 2025 at 1:07 p.m.

New car prices didn’t spike after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in the spring,...

FILE – A Southwest Airlines jet pulls into a gate at Dallas Love Field Airport Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

By Dee-Ann Durbin

December 7, 2025 at 2:40 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines...

A Waymo self-driving car navigates the Miraloma Park neighborhood, Dec. 26, 2025, in San Francisco. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Waymo wants to bring self-driving taxis to Illinois. Does the Land of Lincoln want them?

By Talia Soglin

January 26, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Republican state Rep. Brad Stephens is among several lawmakers who've introduced legislation that could bring...

An American Eagle plane moves past 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)

FAA launches investigation into US airlines over flight cuts ordered during the shutdown

By Associated Press

December 5, 2025 at 7:54 p.m.

U.S. airlines were notified this week that an investigation is underway into whether they complied...

The State/Lake CTA Station in Chicago on Dec. 4, 2025. The 120-year-old station closed on Jan. 5, 2026 for construction and won’t open again until 2029. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

State/Lake ‘L’ station to close Jan. 5 for demolition, construction

By baiduhai

December 4, 2025 at 4:57 p.m.

The 120-year-old CTA station, one of the system's most heavily-used, will be demolished and reconstructed...

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)

Federal funding cuts threaten Chicago Harbor Lock, one of the nation’s busiest

By Talia Soglin

December 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

More than 900,000 passengers and 80,000 vessels traveled through the Chicago Harbor Lock last year....

A sign prohibiting activity by federal immigration agents is visible at the entrance of the Alpha Lot as Maringas Towing hauls away a white sedan left behind by a man detained inside the lot near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Oct. 23, 2025. The lot is frequently used by rideshare drivers and has seen several raids. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Advocate warned city that feds might target rideshare drivers at O’Hare weeks before airport raids, emails show

By Talia Soglin

December 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

An advocate for rideshare drivers first emailed the city on Sept. 19. But the city...