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 tarp covers the wreckage of a helicopter after it clipped a power line spanning the Mississippi River and crashed onto a barge, Aug. 7, 2025, in East Alton, Illinois. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

Two dead after helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge near St. Louis

By Jesse Bedayn

August 7, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit...

Passengers talk with United Airlines staff at a kiosk inside Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport after United Airlines paused departures of flights nationwide due to an unspecified technology issue on Aug. 6, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

United Airlines tech issue that impacted more than 1,000 flights resolved, residual delays expected

By Lisa Baumann

August 7, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

A disruption to a system housing United Airlines’ flight information that caused more than 1,000...

Rebecca Nancekivell sits in Terminal 1 on Aug. 6, 2025, at O'Hare International Airport after her flight to New Zealand was canceled and changed to Thursday after United Airlines paused departures of flights nationwide due to a technology issue. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Tech issue grounds departing United Airlines flights nationwide

By Tess Kenny

August 7, 2025 at 11:16 a.m.

The unspecified technological issue caused a 6:30 p.m. ground stop that affected airports alongside Chicago...

A person waits for a CTA bus near Clark Street and Belmont Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood, Aug. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Ghost buses’ may no longer haunt riders, now that the CTA is publicly sharing data on canceled runs

By Talia Soglin

August 5, 2025 at 6:25 p.m.

Over the last several years so-called 'ghost buses,' show up on transit tracker apps but...

Music fans board a Metra train in 2016 on their way to the first day of the Lollapalooza festival in downtown Chicago. Metra added trains to the schedule for the festival but riders still experienced crowded conditions on some trains this year. (Alexandra Kukulka/Pioneer Press)

Seats were at a premium on the train to Lollapalooza as Metra ridership rises

By Paulina Czupryna

August 5, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

The Lollapalooza festival brought thousands of people to Chicago from the suburbs, many who filled...

Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike

By Cathy Bussewitz

August 4, 2025 at 12:13 p.m.

Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on...

United Airlines Chairman James Hartigan, right, Mayor Harold Washington, center, and architect Helmut Jahn gather before the opening of United's "Terminal of Tomorrow" at O'Hare International Airport on Aug. 3, 1987. (Ernie Cox Jr./baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Futuristic, Helmut Jahn-designed United Airlines terminal opens at O’Hare

By Kori Rumore

August 4, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 4, according...

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy presides over the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Night vision goggles may have hampered Army helicopter pilots before midair crash with jet, experts tell transportation safety board

By Josh Funk

August 2, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday enters its third and final day of public...

Vehicles drive along a highway Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Trump’s EPA is targeting key vehicle pollution rules. What that means for carmakers

By Alexa St. John

July 31, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s plan this week to relax rules aimed at cleaning up auto...

FILE – A Delta Airlines plane lands at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Turbulence forces Delta flight to land and sends 25 passengers to hospitals, airline says

By Associated Press

July 31, 2025 at 9:11 a.m.

A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious...