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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 worker guides a United Airlines Boeing 787 as it is towed on Oct. 4, 2025, near United’s hangar at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

After gate reallocation at O’Hare, United to add new routes next year

By Talia Soglin

October 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The airline says the routes were made possible by the additional space it won through...

CTA commuters look on as trains approach at the Clark/Lake "L" station in Chicago on Nov. 8, 2023. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Service on Loop ‘L’ lines to halt through the weekend amid track work, CTA says

By Tess Kenny

October 22, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

Riders may need to find an alternative route around downtown on Saturday, as service along...

Extensive delays reported on Metra BNSF line after vehicle strikes bridge

By Deanese Williams-Harris

October 22, 2025 at 9:48 a.m.

Metra reported BNSF trains are operating with major delays Wednesday morning due to a vehicle...

Oates Associates consultant Travis Helmkamp explains proposed sidewalks improvements to a pair of LaGrange Park residents during an open house earlier this month at Village Hall. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park eyes pedestrian improvements to align with Americans with Disabilities Act

By Hank Beckman

October 21, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

La Grange Park is gathering input as it looks to improve pedestrian access in compliance...

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum speaks during a press conference at the Atlanta Police Department headquarters in Atlanta on Monday, October 20, 2025, regarding a Cartersville man, Billy Cagle, who threatened to “shoot up” the airport. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta’s airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say

By Jeff Martin

October 20, 2025 at 6:11 p.m.

Police arrested a man at Atlanta’s bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from...

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

No one hurt as United Airlines plane clips tail of another aircraft at O’Hare

By Associated Press

October 18, 2025 at 9:36 a.m.

No one was hurt in Friday's incident and the 113 passengers on Flight 2652 from...

FILE – Traffic drives in view of a Boeing Co. production plant, where images of jets decorate the hangar doors on April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FAA allows Boeing to increase 737 Max production nearly two years after door plug flew off plane

By Rio Yamat

October 17, 2025 at 7:28 p.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will allow Boeing to produce more 737 Max...

WAVES take a ride on Chicago's new subway in a car that helps their recruiting drive in October 1943. (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: First 5 miles of city’s subway system opens

By Kori Rumore

October 16, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 16, according...

Stacy McCloud serves food and beverages to ride-share drivers in the TNP Alpha Lot just east of O’Hare International Airport on Oct. 15, 2025. She was on duty last week when federal agents raided the parking lot, detaining dozens of people. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Feds target ride-share drivers at O’Hare: ‘They didn’t focus on anybody who didn’t look Mexican’

By Talia Soglin

October 15, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

Last Friday, Border Patrol officers arrested 18 people at O’Hare, the Department of Homeland Security...

A frame from a video featuring Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, published by the Department of Homeland Security. More than a dozen airports across the country are refusing to display a video of Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown and any travel disruptions that may result from it. Representatives for the airports said that the video was overly partisan. (Department of Homeland Security)

O’Hare, Midway and other airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it’s political

By Talia Soglin

October 14, 2025 at 4:40 p.m.

In the video, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown...