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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...

Mayor Brandon Johnson chats with CTA acting President Nora Leerhsen, center, and then Chicago Chief Operating Officer John Roberson, right, on a CTA Green Line train after attending the CTA All Stations Accessibility Program in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on March 31, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson didn’t conduct formal national search for CTA head despite claiming otherwise, records show

By Talia Soglin

June 20, 2025 at 6:11 a.m.

The CTA has been without a permanent leader since embattled former president Dorval Carter stepped...

Michigan City Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch, accompanied by local officials, cuts the ribbon on the 11th Street train station during a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

New train station is a first for NWI, state, seen as gateway to Michigan City’s future

By Doug Ross

June 18, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

The train station at 11th Street in Michigan City is “a gateway to our city’s...

Local workers take a break near the site of the deadly Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Air India faces turbulence as plane crash prompts deeper checks and disruptions

By Rajesh Roy

June 18, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Air India is facing fresh turbulence following last week’s fatal crash as additional safety inspections...

A ride-share driver loads luggage into his vehicle outside a hotel in the 1800 block of West Harrison Street, June 10, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Uber, unions reach labor peace deal in exchange for dropping driver wage hike ordinance

By Jake Sheridan

June 16, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Uber has agreed to support statewide legislation that would give drivers union rights but keep...

FILE – Flowers and pictures are shown at the memorial in Romulus, Mich., to mark the 25th anniversary of the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 near Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Aug. 16, 2012. The MD-80 aircraft crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, killing all 154 people aboard, except for a 4-year-old girl. Two people also died on the ground. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

The lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivors

By Lisa Baumann

June 12, 2025 at 10:20 p.m.

People on social media have been commenting about the idea of only one person surviving...

Emergency responders surround a JetBlue plane which rolled off a runway onto a grass area while landing at Logan Airport, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

JetBlue flight from Chicago rolls off runway and into grass in Boston

By Associated Press

June 12, 2025 at 12:56 p.m.

A JetBlue flight landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport rolled off the runway and into...

Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

A single passenger survived the Air India crash, hospital says

By Ajit Solanki

June 12, 2025 at 11:55 a.m.

An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board...

Pennie McCoach, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308, which represents CTA train operators, speaks as she and dozens of transit workers and supporters gather to urge riders to call state representatives to avoid a “transit death spiral” on May 21, 2025, in downtown Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Thousands of workers caught in middle of transit fiscal cliff talks

By Talia Soglin

June 10, 2025 at 2:58 p.m.

Illinois lawmakers ended their spring legislative session without finding a way to plug the $771...

A ride-share passenger walks out to his ride outside Terminal 2 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Dec. 8, 2023. (Talia Sprague/baiduhai)

Chicago could force Uber and Lyft to hike driver pay

By Jake Sheridan

June 10, 2025 at 5:13 p.m.

The companies say the change would cause the cost of rides to skyrocket for Chicago...

A still from a video of a truck fire that erupted Monday, April 21, 2025, on the southbound side of Interstate 65 near Roselawn. The blaze damaged the roadway to the extent that it had to be resurfaced late Monday through early Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police)

I-65 fiery truck crashes ignite conversation about tolling, expanding highway

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 10, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

Fiery accidents on Interstate 65 resulting in delays and asphalt repairs have resurfaced questions about...