Chicago Transportation

A passenger walks past a CTA Green Line train after it arrived at the Clinton station in Chicago on March 20, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Green and Pink Line commutes to be impacted by construction work

By Talia Soglin

October 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Major construction work will snarl Green and Pink line commutes downtown for nearly two weeks...

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

By Talia Soglin

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...

Canadian Pacific (CPKC) shipping containers sit on train cars at a CPKC intermodal terminal in Minneapolis, Minn., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. CPKC and Canadian National railroads are both in a contract dispute with the union workers. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

Canadian freight trains could stop moving Thursday. If they do, many businesses will be hurt

By Rob Gillies

August 20, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Businesses across a variety of industries are bracing for freight trains to stop moving Thursday...

Work continues inside the United Center on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, as preparations are made for the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 19-22. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

The DNC starts Monday in Chicago. Here’s what to know.

By Olivia Olander

August 19, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

What will happen at the Chicago Democratic National Convention, what areas by the United Center...

Roadwork on Bell Road in Homer Glen is expected to start up again after delays with utility relocation. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Bell Road construction resumes in Homer Glen after utility relocation delay

By Michelle Mullins

August 18, 2024 at 5:10 a.m.

Work to widen and reconstruct Bell Road from 159th to 151st streets was halted when...

Riders are evaluated at the Pace paratransit assessment site in Chicago on July 13, 2017. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai).

Pace, CPS paratransit drivers go on strike, limiting service for some riders with disabilities

By Sarah Freishtat

August 16, 2024 at 4:24 p.m.

The drivers, employed by SCR Medical Transportation, walked out on strike at 3 a.m. Friday,...

FILE – Workers collect debris on March 12, 2019 at the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 on board, near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims’ families

By David Koenig

August 15, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.

The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that...

The CTA Red Line terminus south of the 95th Street station on March 10, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

CTA Red Line extension price tag jumps as project takes a major step forward

By Sarah Freishtat

August 15, 2024 at 12:03 p.m.

The latest estimates put the project at $4.8 billion before financing costs, about $1.16 billion...

A K-9 unit security officer and his dog patrol the CTA "L" Howard Station in Chicago on May 15, 2024. The agency has more than 33,000 security cameras across the system. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

The DNC will bring increased police to the CTA, Metra — but no plans for previous stringent measures, for now

By Sarah Freishtat

August 14, 2024 at 6:31 a.m.

Transit security plans have taken shape as the city prepares for the arrival of the...

The Damen Green Line station at Damen Avenue and Lake Street on the Near West Side opened Aug. 5, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

How will CTA handle the Democratic National Convention crowds? ‘I’m very concerned’

By Sarah Freishtat

August 16, 2024 at 1:28 p.m.

Some additional CTA 'L' service could be added in anticipation of DNC crowds, but riders...

A Metra train arrives at the O'Hare transfer station on July 10, 2019. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Metra service to O’Hare is about to get much better — for the DNC, at least

By Sarah Freishtat

August 12, 2024 at 11:38 a.m.

Metra will run shuttle trains to O'Hare as the DNC brings dignitaries, politicians and other...

Control towers at O'Hare International Airport in 2014. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Woman found dead in baggage conveyor belt at O’Hare airport, fire official says

By Deanese Williams-Harris

August 9, 2024 at 4:25 p.m.

Police opened a death investigation after a woman was discovered dead at a terminal early...