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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...

This photo provided by London Fire Brigade, shows a fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire Thursday night and lead to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London, Friday, March 21 2025. (London Fire Brigade via AP)

London’s Heathrow resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

By Brian Melley

March 21, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

The first plane landed at Heathrow Airport late Friday, about 18 hours after an inferno...

Passengers board a CTA Green Line train at the Clinton station on March 20, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts if budget gap isn’t filled, including slashing bus and train lines

By Sarah Freishtat

March 22, 2025 at 7:10 p.m.

More than half of Chicago's bus routes could be eliminated, at least parts of four...

The propeller of the "Big Red," a 1942 Boeing Stearman bi-plane sits in front the Gary Jet Center as it waits for a practice flight ahead of the Gary Air Show on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary airport authority board updates minimum standards, hears comments on House bill

By Maya Wilkins

March 20, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

At its monthly meeting Wednesday, the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority board updated its minimum standards...

A worker near Metra trains in the BNSF/Metra rail yard at Roosevelt Road, Dec. 7, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Bracing for budget crisis, Metra agreed to pay lobbyist as much as $4.65M for work on transit fiscal cliff

By Sarah Freishtat

March 20, 2025 at 7:14 p.m.

Metra agreed to pay its lobbyist for work related to a looming transit budget gap,...

In an image from video, Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 aborts a landing at Midway Airport on Feb. 25, 2025, after a business jet crossed the runway. (StreamTime Live)

NTSB initial report details moments leading up to near-collision at Midway

By Sarah Freishtat

March 19, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

A Southwest plane and business jet that nearly collided at Midway last month came within...

Peter Berg, who is blind, presses the button for an audible pedestrian signal while walking his service dog, Lloyd, on March 18, 2025, at South Ashland Avenue and West Harrison Street in the Illinois Medical District. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Judge orders Chicago to install audible crossing signals for the blind and visually impaired

By Robert McCoppin

March 18, 2025 at 6:13 p.m.

The order would require the city to install at least 75 accessible pedestrian signals this...

Trucks and other vehicles travel through the intersection of South 41st Street and Pulaski Road on March 12, 2025, on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Stricter truck pollution rule would prevent 500 deaths a year in Chicago region, study shows

By Nara Schoenberg

March 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

It would require that manufacturers of medium and heavy-duty trucks slowly ramp up the number...

Southwest Airlines jets at Midway International Airport, Dec. 15, 2023. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Here’s what’s changing for Southwest passengers amid big gamble for airline

By Dallas Morning News

March 18, 2025 at 7:57 a.m.

The Dallas-based carrier announced it would do away with its well-known “bags fly free” policy....

GOGO buses like this one in Chicago will offer non-stop service between Waukegan and both Chicago and Milwaukee. (Photo courtesy of GOGO Charters)

Nonstop Waukegan to Chicago, Milwaukee bus services starting soon; ‘A new, comfortable and efficient travel alternative’

By Steve Sadin

March 18, 2025 at 12:25 p.m.

Jonathon Schneider, the company’s communications manager, said the stops along the Chicago-Madison route are Waukegan,...

Daniel Messinger, 11, front, and Tamar Magid-Aloni, 10, ride a Blue Line train with Daniel’s parents, Marina and Adam, through the West Side on March 16, 2025, during their daylong attempt to stop at every CTA “L” station. The group spent the snowy Sunday riding CTA bus and train lines, attempting to visit all the Chicago subway stations in under nine hours and 15 minutes. They started early, catching the first Purple Line train at 6:25 a.m. at Linden Station in Wilmette. However, after several hiccups along the way, Daniel's attempt attempt took 10 hours and 52 minutes — falling short of a world record. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

11-year-old attempts Guinness World Record for fastest time reaching every Chicago ‘L’ station

By Carolyn Stein

March 18, 2025 at 11:57 a.m.

A Deerfield boy ran into some delays and discovered that riding to all of the...