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 J14 Jeffery Jump bus heads south on Michigan Avenue on Feb. 28, 2025. The route is one of eight that soon will be getting a service boost to help avert long wait times. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

CTA aims to run buses every 10 minutes on key routes under new plan

By Sarah Freishtat

March 3, 2025 at 12:17 p.m.

CTA buses on some routes will soon run at least every 10 minutes during the...

A crashed CTA Yellow Line train sits at the Howard Rail Yard in Rogers Park on Nov. 17, 2023. (Talia Sprague/baiduhai)

Tribune files lawsuit against CTA for failing to turn over documents related to 2023 Yellow Line crash, among other FOIA requests

By Robert Channick

February 28, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, cites six FOIA requests made by a...

Travelers board an American Airlines flight at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in 2021. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

American Airlines’ boarding enforcement technology comes to Chicago

By Sarah Freishtat

February 28, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

The software sounds a chime if a passenger attempts to board a flight before their...

A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Midway International Airport while being filmed by a remotely operated camera on the roof of Pro Auto repair shop on Feb. 25, 2025, after the camera caught a near-collision between two planes earlier that day. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

In Midway near-collision, NTSB chair cites business jet crew’s apparent ‘failure to listen’

By Sarah Freishtat

February 27, 2025 at 2:26 p.m.

A business jet pilot appeared to fail to follow air traffic control instructions, forcing a...

Commuters walk on a Union Station platform in downtown Chicago as a Metra train waits to depart on Feb. 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

State representative blasts Metra for failing to release internal investigation results

By Sarah Freishtat

February 26, 2025 at 4:22 p.m.

State Rep. Kambium "Kam" Buckner expressed "deep disappointment" in Metra's decision to withhold the results...

American Eagle and American Airlines planes taxi on the runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport, on Feb. 6, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport performed a go-around at an air traffic controller’s instruction to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. (Al Drago/Getty)

American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National

By Associated Press

February 26, 2025 at 3:17 p.m.

The incident happened less than two hours before another plane attempting to land at Chicago’s...

Michael Apke watches a plane land next to a remotely operated camera on the roof of his Pro Auto repair shop on Feb. 25, 2025, just outside Midway International Airport after the camera caught a near-collision between two planes early that day. He owns the repair shop and leases space for cameras. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

A Southwest plane and business jet nearly collided at Midway. It’s not the first close call investigated at the airport.

By Sarah Freishtat

February 26, 2025 at 9:36 a.m.

FAA records describe a string of other runway incidents at Midway in the past two...

Metra train fatally hits pedestrian in Downers Grove for second day in a row

By Carolyn Stein

February 25, 2025 at 2:01 p.m.

A Metra train heading a pedestrian near the Main Street Railroad Crossing in Downers Grove...

The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va., near the wreckage of a mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions

By Susan Montoya Bryan

February 25, 2025 at 6:27 a.m.

Of the 5,100 public airports across the country, only about 10% have air traffic control...

Metra police officers walk to a vehicle outside Union Station in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Metra paid a law firm over $1.5M for an internal investigation that it won’t release, raising transparency questions

By Sarah Freishtat

February 24, 2025 at 12:44 p.m.

Metra hired a team of outside lawyers to conduct an internal investigation, but the outcome...