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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 image taken from video released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the crashed plane of Delta flight 4819 at Toronto Pearson International Airport, in Mississauga, Ontario, on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada via AP)

Plane that flipped over in Canada highlights some of the dangers of holding kids on your lap

By Josh Funk

February 22, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

A crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto has highlighted the potential...

Interstate 80/94 is pictured in 2019. (Kyle Telechan/Post-Tribune)

Project adds tech to make Borman safer; ramp metering, variable speed limits considered

By Doug Ross

February 20, 2025 at 11:31 a.m.

Adding capacity to the Borman Expressway without adding lanes is no easy task, but the...

American Airlines planes taxi and park at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Feb. 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

After pullback, American Airlines says it will fly more out of O’Hare this year

By Sarah Freishtat

February 20, 2025 at 1:02 p.m.

The carrier will fly to nine new domestic and international cities from Chicago in 2025...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jobs cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says

By Tara Copp

February 19, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration has said no one at the Federal Aviation Administration with a...

Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

By Tara Copp

February 17, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on...

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Delta Airlines plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Feb. 17, 2025, in Toronto, Canada. Several passengers were injured on the flight coming in from Minneapolis, resulting in the suspension of all flights at Canada's busiest airport. (Katherine KY Cheng/Getty)

Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard survive

By Michael Casey

February 18, 2025 at 8:09 a.m.

A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson...

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

NTSB Yellow Line crash report finds CTA disabled a braking feature, contributing to collision

By Sarah Freishtat

February 12, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

An NTSB investigation into a CTA Yellow Line crash found the transit agency's decision to...

Firefighters work around the site of a crashed Learjet at Scottsdale Airport after it collided with a parked plane Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A pilot on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil killed in Arizona aircraft collision

By Sejal Govindarao

February 11, 2025 at 6:07 p.m.

One of two pilots on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil...

A UPS cargo jet takes off in front of one of the three FAA air traffic control towers at O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 29, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago has not been immune from air traffic controller shortages in recent years

By Sarah Freishtat

February 11, 2025 at 12:35 p.m.

Air traffic controller staffing has faced renewed attention after a January plane crash in Washington,...

This photo provided by Instagram account @donniefitz2 shows fire crews at the Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale, Arizona, following the collision of two jets on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (@donniefitz2 via AP)

Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing at least 1 person, authorities say

By Sejal Govindarao

February 10, 2025 at 7:45 p.m.

At least one person was killed and others were injured when private jets collided Monday...