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...

Alex Bowman races down Balbo Drive during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park on July 7, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Photos: Scenes from 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race

By John J. Kim

July 8, 2024 at 7:45 p.m.

Photos from the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 6-7 around the city.

A No. 49 Western bus pulls out of the CTA Western Brown Line station into afternoon traffic as a pair of buses approach in the 4600 block of North Western Avenue on June 19, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

A dedicated bus lane on Western Avenue? Nearby aldermen support overhaul plan to make CTA less ‘Loop-centric.’

By Jake Sheridan

July 8, 2024 at 7:05 a.m.

A push to install the city’s first extended bus rapid transit lanes is well underway....

Holiday travelers wait for their luggage after arriving at Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Is air travel getting worse? Rising passenger complaints seem to indicate so.

By Associated Press

July 5, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with...

A Boeing 737 Max jet prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle, Sept. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion

By Associated Press

July 1, 2024 at 6:15 a.m.

Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that...

Signage is displayed on poles along Columbus Drive near Buckingham Fountain for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on June 13, 2024, in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race: What to know about the 2.2-mile course around the city

By Kori Rumore

July 5, 2024 at 6:57 p.m.

For a second straight year, Chicago will transform the Grant Park environs into a racetrack...

FILE – A westJet airplane takes off in Calgary, Alta., Jan. 21, 202. Mechanics at the Canadian airline WestJet say they are dropping plans to begin a strike now that the airline has agreed to resume negotiations on a new collective-bargaining agreement. Members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association had been preparing to walk off the job on Thursday night. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada airline WestJet cancels more than 400 flights after a surprise strike by mechanics union

By Associated Press

June 30, 2024 at 10:15 a.m.

Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled 407 flights affecting 49,000 passengers after the...

Crews redirect traffic on 218th Street in Matteson June 28, 2024, a day after the derailment of 25 Canadian National freight train cars. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Canadian National crews and Matteson officials work to clean up derailment site, stalling operations on Main Street

By Samantha Moilanen

June 28, 2024 at 4:54 p.m.

After 25 cars on a Canadian National Railway freight train derailed in Matteson Thursday, village...

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

Automated ticketing of drivers in bike and bus lanes could have started this summer. Now it won’t.

By Sarah Freishtat

June 27, 2024 at 4:39 p.m.

A program to test automated ticketing of drivers parked in bike and bus lanes could...

Two cyclists ride down 167th Street on the Tinley Creek Trail System June 23, 2024. (Samantha Moilanen/Daily Southtown)

Tinley Park cyclist fatality highlights need for improved bike safety measures in south suburbs

By Samantha Moilanen

June 27, 2024 at 10:25 a.m.

The death of 73-year-old Tinley Park bicyclist Steven Bender highlights the importance of bicycle safety...

North suburban commuter service to close, a sign of changing corporate office landscape

By Sarah Freishtat

June 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The organization had for years run shuttles to north suburban campuses, providing one option to...