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 Boeing employee looks at informational pamphlets before heading in to vote on a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at the Aerospace Machinists Union hall in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

By David Koenig

November 4, 2024 at 11:27 p.m.

Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike...

A delivery van parks in a bus lane near a news conference at Chicago and Milwaukee avenues, Nov. 4, 2024, for a pilot program called Smart Streets. The system will send drivers parked in bike and bus lanes warnings and, soon, tickets in the mail. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Automated ticketing of drivers parked in bike, bus lanes set to begin, after delays

By Sarah Freishtat

November 4, 2024 at 5:31 p.m.

The pilot program, called Smart Streets, uses cameras on eight city vehicles to enforce parking...

Riders enter and exit a CTA train on the "L" platform of the State/Lake station in the Loop on Nov. 4, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

CTA says train service returns to prepandemic levels this fall, touting a win for embattled President Dorval Carter

By Sarah Freishtat

November 4, 2024 at 5:46 p.m.

The transit authority is adding service on each of its eight rail lines on all...

A train operator looks out the window for passengers at the Morse CTA Red Line station on Oct. 29, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Decades-long uptick in attacks on transit workers, including on the CTA, carries implications for employees and riders

By Sarah Freishtat

November 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Recent attacks on transit drivers offer snapshot into an issue that has long been a...

Tony Adams, 62, checks on his new Tesla as it charges in his garage in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago on Oct. 25, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Are EV sales slowing — or setting new records? The correct answer is, both.

By Nara Schoenberg

November 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

From 2021 to 2022, estimated annual electric vehicle sales increased 65%. In the most recent...

Metra Board Chair Romayne Brown, left, and Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark cut the ribbon at a ceremony celebrating the reopening of the 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard Metra station in Harvey, which was closed for two years for renovations and upgrades.(Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Harvey 147th Street Metra Electric station reopens after two-year rebuild

By Samantha Moilanen

October 29, 2024 at 3:16 p.m.

Metra, state and local officials celebrate reopening of 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard station in Harvey after...

FILE – An American Airlines jetliner rumbles down a runway at Denver International Airport, Jan. 16, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

American Airlines tests boarding technology that audibly shames line cutters

By Associated Press

October 26, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

The technology alerts gate agents with an audible sound if a passenger tries to scan...

Lansing Mayor Patty Eidam and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle join in cutting the ribbon Oct. 25, 2024, at a celebratrion of Pace's On Demand bus service. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Pace brings its On Demand bus service to Lansing, Calumet City and South Holland

By Samantha Moilanen

October 25, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.

Pace Suburban Bus launched reservation-based On Demand bus service Oct. 7, serving Lansing, Calumet City...

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

Operator in CTA Yellow Line crash had alcohol in his system, NTSB report finds

By Sarah Freishtat

October 24, 2024 at 5:21 p.m.

At least 16 people were taken to hospitals after the crash, which occurred as a...

Jeremiah Jamrosz, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 member and third-year student in the Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program, sits in a compactor at the William E. Dugan Training Center in Wilmington on Sept. 20, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Local 150 steps into Springfield power vacuum aiming to promote clean energy and protect jobs, efforts often at odds

By John Lippert

October 24, 2024 at 4:45 p.m.

Renewable power represents just 10% of Local 150's work. The highway repairs, natural gas pipelines,...