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 Metra train approaches Grand Avenue near 76th Avenue in Elmwood Park on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (Jose M. Osorio/ baiduhai)

Grand Avenue underpass plan gets $13 million federal boost in Elmwood Park

By Chuck Fieldman

January 17, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

A $13M federal grant "provides momentum" for a grade separation plan at Grand Avenue and...

Passengers wait while a Southwest Airlines Boeing jet parks at a gate in Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

US government sues Southwest Airlines and fines Frontier for chronically delayed flights

By Associated Press

January 16, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

One of the flights was between Chicago Midway International Airport and Oakland, California.

A man riding an electric bicycle contends with a car parked in a bike lane and a delivery truck on the street in the 1100 block of North Dearborn Street on June 27, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Downtown bike- and bus-lane ticketing program generates more than 3,500 warnings and violations in its first weeks

By Sarah Freishtat

January 16, 2025 at 1:32 p.m.

The program allows the city to use cameras to mail tickets to registered vehicle owners...

Nora Leerhsen, Chicago Transit Authority chief of staff, at a CTA board meeting on Jan. 15, 2025. She's been named interim president of the CTA after Dorval Carter’s retirement at the end of the month. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

CTA chief of staff to become acting president after Dorval Carter’s retirement

By Sarah Freishtat

January 15, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

The next CTA leader will face the task of helping to rebuild trust in the...

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

RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit

By Sarah Freishtat

January 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard is expected to lay out a plan before the City Club...

Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter at a news conference Jan. 10, 2025, announcing the final part of federal funding for the Red Line extension project. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTA President Dorval Carter to step down

By Sarah Freishtat

January 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Carter's resignation comes as a debate brews in Springfield about whether to combine the CTA with...

Express lanes on the Kennedy Expressway reopen after a month's delay as the testing of a new reversible gate system nears completion, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation, on Jan. 13, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Kennedy express lanes set to reopen Monday

By Adriana Pérez

January 13, 2025 at 7:24 p.m.

The Kennedy Expressway's express lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, IDOT said. The project...

A Loop-bound Pink Line train passes in front of the Chicago skyline after departing the 18th Street CTA station in Pilsen on Dec. 12, 2023. (Talia Sprague/baiduhai)

Debate over the future of CTA, Metra, Pace, RTA to heat up in Springfield this year

By Sarah Freishtat

January 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The clock is ticking on a financial cliff looming for the Chicago area's four transit...

An aerial view of the Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Gary airport continues passenger terminal upgrades with refurbished seats

By Carole Carlson

January 8, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The Gary Airport Authority awarded a $70,430 contract Wednesday to B & B Thomas Upholstery,...

FILE – A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 takes off from the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla., May 15, 2014 (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)

Stowaways on planes and inside landing gear raise worries about aviation security

By Josh Funk

January 8, 2025 at 3:48 p.m.

People have been found dead hiding in the wheel wells of planes twice in the...