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...

A damaged CTA Yellow Line "L" train is seen from a Linden-bound Purple Line train at the Howard Rail Yard in Rogers Park on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The train crashed into a snowplow train on Thursday, leading to suspension of service on the Yellow Line. Trent Sprague/baiduhai

Illinois Senate OK’s legislation over CTA Yellow Line crash

By Jeremy Gorner

April 15, 2024 at 11:13 a.m.

The state Senate unanimously approved a measure on Friday that would mandate various transportation agencies...

Trucks sit at the Prairie View rest stop on southbound I-57 near Monee in 2017. With a steady increase of warehouse developments and truck traffic in the region, Will County officials are planning a truck route between I-57 and Illinois 394 to help keep traffic away from neighborhoods. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Funds to boost Will County plan for truck route between I-57, Illinois 394

By Michelle Mullins

April 12, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.

Will County has received $500,000 in federal funding for the Eastern Will County Truck Routing...

FILE – Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company’s facility after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport, Friday, March 31, 2017, in North Charleston, S.C. A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into the safety of Boeing jetliners, intensifying safety concerns about the company’s aircraft. The panel has summoned Boeing’s CEO, Dave Calhoun, to a hearing next week where a company engineer, Sam Salehpour, is expected to detail safety concerns about the manufacture and assembly of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

Congress summons Boeing’s CEO to testify on its jetliner safety following new whistleblower charges

By David Hamilton

April 11, 2024 at 8:45 p.m.

A Senate subcommittee has summoned Boeing CEO David Calhoun to testify about the company's jetliners...

Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains

By Josh Funk

April 11, 2024 at 1:47 p.m.

Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would...

People wait for trains on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the Roosevelt CTA “L” station in Chicago. Chicago’s home county has lost more than 188,000 residents since the start of the pandemic in 2020, according to the census population estimates. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

CTA said more train service would be coming. Most riders will have to wait longer for that to happen.

By Sarah Freishtat

April 9, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

The agency plans to regularly roll out updated schedules through the summer, as more rail...

FILE – Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway International Airport, Feb. 12, 2023, in Chicago. Federal officials are investigating a reported engine fire that forced a Southwest Airlines plane to cancel takeoff and return to the gate at the Lubbock, Texas, airport on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Southwest Airlines jet engine catches fire before taking off from Texas

By Associated Press

April 5, 2024 at 9:36 p.m.

Southwest says the Boeing 737 was preparing to take off from Lubbock, Texas, and fly...

A person walks through Terminal 2 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on April 30, 2020. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

City proposes key change to O’Hare airport rebuild, after months of negotiations with airlines

By Sarah Freishtat

April 6, 2024 at 11:55 a.m.

The city wants to accelerate completion of the Global Terminal. Initially, the plan was to...

FILE – A United Airlines jet is seen after leaving the taxiway, March 8, 2024, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Federal officials are issuing a preliminary report about the United jet that slid off a taxiway at a Houston airport last month. According to a report, Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the National Transportation Safety Board, the United captain said the brakes seemed less effective than normal. He says the plane and brake pedals shook violently just before the plane slid off the taxiway into a grassy area. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP, file)

Pilot says brakes seemed less effective than usual before a United Airlines jet slid off a taxiway

By Associated Press

April 4, 2024 at 4:03 p.m.

The captain of a United Airlines jet said the brakes seemed less effective than normal...

Fans watch Stage 1 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Grant Park on July 2, 2023, in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

NASCAR Chicago Street Race to close downtown roads again this summer

By Sarah Freishtat

June 20, 2024 at 1:16 p.m.

NASCAR Chicago Street race is returning in July, and that means major roads in and...

Charles Perry poses for a portrait outside a storefront he recently purchased on Friday, March 22, 2024, on 95th St. in Chicago. Perry hopes to turn the storefront into an ice cream parlor. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Many of Chicago’s vacant lots are near transit, posing challenges for neighborhoods and CTA, study says

By Sarah Freishtat

April 1, 2024 at 12:36 p.m.

Vacant lots have repercussions for city efforts to spur development near transit.