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...
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...
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...
A faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments By Charlotte Graham-McLay July 19, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on...
Boeing case puts a spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants By David Koenig July 18, 2024 at 8:50 p.m. After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid...
Metra resolves computer problem after 2 hours of serious delays By Sarah Freishtat July 16, 2024 at 8:25 p.m. Problems with the trains' collision avoidance system made it difficult to control train traffic, according...
As O’Hare sheltered in place during storm, passengers rode the winds out aboard planes: ‘It felt very vulnerable’ By Rebecca Johnson July 17, 2024 at 9:41 a.m. The O’Hare air traffic control tower evacuated during the storm, as did the FAA’s Terminal...
Driver killed in crash with Metra train near Ingleside By Clifford Ward July 15, 2024 at 10:29 a.m. A motorist was killed Monday when their vehicle collided with a commuter train near Ingleside,...
Forget upgrading the family car. These Chicago parents bought cargo bikes instead. By Sarah Freishtat July 12, 2024 at 4:02 p.m. Cargo-bike parents say the bikes offer the ability to avoid increasingly bad traffic and make...
Embattled CTA president starts to add back trains after years of service cuts By Sarah Freishtat July 11, 2024 at 6:20 p.m. The CTA says it has boosted scheduled service by 9% since April, most of that...
NHTSA launches recall query into 94,000 Jeep Wranglers as loss of motive power complaints continue By Associated Press July 9, 2024 at 6:16 p.m. The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating a potential “loss of motive power” in...
Downtown Chicago streets begin to open overnight following the NASCAR race. Here’s the full schedule. By Molly Morrow July 8, 2024 at 9:16 a.m. DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue will be reopening on Monday and Tuesday after...
Boeing to plead guilty to fraud for violating deal over 737 Max crashes By Bloomberg July 8, 2024 at 6:21 a.m. Boeing Co. will plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of...