Chicago Transportation

U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García, 4th, speaks to reporters Nov. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year would require federal oversight of dispatching software. García is a sponsor. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Federal Railroad Administration investigating rail dispatch incidents in Chicago area

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating three incidents over the summer involving problems with dispatching...

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...

A traveler moves in view of a control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Flight cancellations accelerate as US airlines comply with shutdown order to cut flights

By Josh Funk

November 6, 2025 at 4:53 p.m.

Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are among 40 of the busiest across...

CORRECTS FLIGHT NUMBER The ATC tower is seen while smoke rises from the crash site of UPS Flight 2976 near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Officials scour charred site of Kentucky UPS plane crash for victims and answers

By Dylan Lovan

November 6, 2025 at 8:22 a.m.

The grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed a UPS cargo plane...

A person walks to the Greyhound bus station entrance in the Near West Side neighborhood on April 17, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to buy downtown bus terminal, plan shocked local alderman

By Jake Sheridan

November 6, 2025 at 11:58 a.m.

A mayoral spokesperson said Wednesday the city expects to spend just north of $19 million...

A plume of smoke wafts over airport property after reports of a plane crash at Louisville International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

At least 12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner

November 5, 2025 at 8:48 p.m.

Federal investigators say a UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and its engine fell...

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

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown

By Matthew Daly

November 5, 2025 at 5:11 p.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across...

An American Airlines jet takes off at snowy Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 28, 2019. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago aviation official allegedly pocketed over $250,000 from sham O’Hare snow removal deal: feds

By Alice Yin

November 5, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

Eric Sanders is accused of pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a snow removal...

CTA Blue Line trains travel alongside the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Transit reform measure shifts CTA control from Chicago mayor. Lawmaker says that’s an ‘asset.’

By Alice Yin

November 5, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

As state lawmakers raced to pass a $1.5 billion plan to overhaul regional mass transportation,...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, from right, speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance and Chris Sununu, president & CEO of Airlines for America, about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

By Rio Yamat

October 31, 2025 at 3:33 p.m.

Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities around the country were again causing delays...

CTA Blue Line trains roll along the rails as vehicles move along the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders.

By Talia Soglin

November 1, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s...

Ride-share drivers stand amid half a dozen or so abandoned vehicles whose drivers were detained by federal agents in the Alpha Lot just outside Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Oct. 25, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Border Patrol agents use taser and arrest man following crash in O’Hare parking lot

By Caroline Kubzansky

October 31, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

Border Patrol agents conducting yet another raid on an O'Hare parking lot for rideshare drivers...