Chicago Transportation

A cyclist rides on the Cortland Street Bridge over the Chicago River on Sept. 2, 2026. The bridge has been closed to vehicles for more than a year. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Cortland Street Bridge expected to reopen by end of 2028

By Talia Soglin

October 13, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Members of the City Council's zoning committee Tuesday deferred a vote on a measure that...

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...

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb arrives during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Miller Station in Gary to commemorate the South Shore Line Double Track NWI Project on Monday, May 13, 2024. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line’s Double Track project chugs past the finish line

By Tim Zorn

May 14, 2024 at 2:22 p.m.

A host of state and local dignitaries, including the governor of Indiana, a U.S. senator...

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

Here’s how Boeing delivery delays are hitting Chicago ahead of busy summer travel season

By Sarah Freishtat

May 13, 2024 at 10:54 a.m.

Southwest and American airlines are changing some service out of O'Hare, citing delays getting Boeing...

Vickie Szewczyk, of Lansing, measures for a rose compass project May 11, 2024, at the Lansing Municipal Airport.

Naperville Eagle Scout project returns painted rose compass to Lansing airport taxiway

By Jeff Vorva

May 13, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.

Longtime Lansing pilot Vickie Szewczyk, a member of the Chicago Area Chapter of the Ninety-Nines...

Students file through the library during a passing period May 10, 2024, past a giant globe created during World War II that's identical to ones made ifor President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Landmarks: Story of Roosevelt’s globe highlights revived Dixie Highway tour

By Paul Eisenberg

May 12, 2024 at 5:10 a.m.

June's Day on the Dixie tour includes chances to explore area history, including Chicago Heights'...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires

By Mary Clare Jalonick

May 9, 2024 at 7:40 p.m.

The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer...

In this photo provided by NASA, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft is lifted at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, for mounting on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board is scheduled for Monday, May 6, 2024. (Kim Shiflett/NASA via AP)

Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

By Associated Press

May 4, 2024 at 8:42 a.m.

After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the...

United counter in Terminal 2 at O'Hare International Airport, which is slated to be torn down and rebuilt as the Global Terminal on April 9, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Airlines sign off on revamped plan for O’Hare rebuild, but express caution about the budget

By Sarah Freishtat

May 3, 2024 at 6:14 p.m.

United and American airlines issued statements supporting the plan Friday.

Passengers board an Amtrak Empire Builder train in 2017 at Union Station. The new Borealis service will replace one of the Hiawatha trains and supplement the Empire Builder, and make all existing stops on each route, Amtrak said. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

New Amtrak service to begin between Chicago and St. Paul

By Sarah Freishtat

May 1, 2024 at 4:31 p.m.

The new Borealis service will begin May 21.

A CTA train crosses the Chicago River over the Wells Street Bridge on April 6, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers to propose merging Chicago area’s transit agencies, amid CTA complaints and looming budget woes

By Sarah Freishtat

April 30, 2024 at 6:10 a.m.

The proposal is part of a broader look at the future of transit, as the...

A man waits for a Delta Air Lines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Jan. 7, 2022. An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane that was taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, Friday, April 26, 2024. The pilots returned to the airport and landed safely. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Pilots forced to return to New York after emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane

By Associated Press

April 26, 2024 at 6:59 p.m.

An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane shortly after takeoff Friday from New York.