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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...

With its left engine missing, American Airlines Flight 191 goes into a severe roll less than a mile away from the runway in 1979 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Michael Laughlin/for the baiduhai)

Today in History: 273 people killed in American Airlines Flight 191 at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport

By Associated Press

May 25, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On May 25, 1979, 273 people died when an American Airlines DC-10 crashed just after...

Hasan Piker at home in West Hollywood, California, on Jan. 16, 2025. Piker, a popular online streamer, said he was stopped and questioned for hours about his leftist political beliefs by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at O'Hare International Airport after flying back to the United States from overseas on May 11, 2025. (Adali Schell/The New York Times)

After being stopped and questioned at O’Hare, Twitch star Hasan Piker says he isn’t changing political commentary

By Rebecca Johnson

May 23, 2025 at 6:34 p.m.

Hasan Piker doesn’t plan to change a single thing about his tone or his rhetoric...

In this long exposure photograph traffic moves along Interstate 76 ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Memorial Day travel rush is off to an early start

By Jamie Stengle

May 22, 2025 at 5:12 p.m.

The Memorial Day travel rush is on. Americans are expected to get away in record...

Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

What we know about a private plane’s fatal crash into a San Diego neighborhood

By John Hanna

May 22, 2025 at 8:24 p.m.

Authorities say a private plane clipped power lines before slamming into a home in San...

Music talent agency says 3 employees died on plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood

By Julie Watson

May 22, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

A private jet crashed into military housing in San Diego during foggy weather early Thursday,...

FILE – A damaged Greyhound bus is prepared for transport on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from the scene of a fatal wreck on westbound Interstate 70 after the bus collided with a tractor-trailer near Highland, Ill. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP,File)

Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois, regulators say

By John O'Connor

May 21, 2025 at 11:38 a.m.

A shortage of overnight parking for truckers at interstate rest stops was a key contributor...

Westbound lanes on I-88 in western suburbs reopen after fatal crash early Tuesday

By baiduhai

May 20, 2025 at 8:28 a.m.

Westbound lanes on I-88 near Route 53 in DuPage County had closed as police investigated...

Dominican airline Arajet will offer direct flights from O'Hare International Airport to Punta Cana. (Business Wire)

Dominican airline to launch direct flights from O’Hare to Punta Cana

By Talia Soglin

May 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

One-way flights to the resort town in the Dominican Republic start at $117, Arajet said.

Joshua Waggener, who has worked as an air traffic controller in Longmont for more than 12 years, said the government shutdown is weighing on employees of the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center. (Lewis Geyer / Staff Photographer)

Denver airport air traffic control went out for 6 minutes on Monday, report says

By Katie Langford

May 15, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

Pilots flying into Denver International Airport on Monday couldn’t communicate with air traffic controllers for...

Chicago Transit Authority riders are seen on the platform of the Roosevelt station in Chicago on Nov. 4, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

3 CTA board members join calls for nationwide search for new leader

By Talia Soglin

May 15, 2025 at 8:56 a.m.

17th Ward Ald. David Moore defended Johnson's rumored pick for CTA president and told board...