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 burnt, collapsed hangar can be seen at the Griffith/Merrillville Airport the day after it was engulfed in fire, on Friday, March 22, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Fire destroys hangar at Griffith/Merrillville Airport

By Carole Carlson

March 22, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.

A fire broke out late Thursday night at the Griffith-Merrillville Airport causing the roof of...

An American flag is reflected in a side view mirror of a new Jeep SUV with Plug-In Hybrid Technology during an Environmental Protection Agency event in Washington, on March 20, 2024. President Biden’s new rule cutting emissions from vehicle tailpipes has deepened a partisan battle over automotive technology. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)

Inside the Republican attacks on electric vehicles

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

March 22, 2024 at 7:05 a.m.

The electric vehicle, a breakthrough achievement in automotive technology, has driven into this year’s presidential...

A pedestrian walks past the the Illinois Secretary of State office at 160 N. Randolph Street in the Loop on July 25, 2023. (Trent Sprague/baiduhai)

Illinois secretary of state facilities back up and running after nationwide outage, officials say

By Sarah Freishtat

March 21, 2024 at 4:29 p.m.

Vehicle registration services and on-site driving tests were not affected.

Passengers board a CTA bus near Belmont in Chicago, on Oct. 4, 2023. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

After pandemic cuts, CTA will start running more buses on some routes

By Sarah Freishtat

March 21, 2024 at 11:31 a.m.

Service additions are coming to 29 of CTA's 127 routes.

Passengers walk toward their trains on Feb 1, 2024, at Union Station in Chicago. (Peter Tsai/baiduhai)

With more funding rolling in and planning underway, a redesign of Chicago Union Station is moving forward

By Sarah Freishtat

March 19, 2024 at 2:55 p.m.

Much of the current station design dates back to a 1991 overhaul.

Older Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon

By Associated Press

March 16, 2024 at 8:09 p.m.

Airport officials say a Boeing 737-800 was found to have a missing panel after a...

The reversible express lanes are closed on the Kennedy Expressway near Fullerton and North avenues on March 12, 2024, for the second phase of construction. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Kennedy construction is back, and more lane closures are coming this week

By Sarah Freishtat

March 13, 2024 at 10:01 a.m.

The project stretches along 7.5 miles of the 10-lane expressway, from the I-94 split south...

A new pilot program at Metra is meant to improve service for Lake County workers who live in Chicago.

Lake County studying how to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips: ‘Looking at ways to sort of change travel behavior’

By Chloe Hilles

March 13, 2024 at 11:59 a.m.

Between 1990 and 2016, Lake County residents, regardless of work location, who drove alone grew...

A damaged car is seen in an on-airport employee parking lot after tire debris from a Boeing 777 landed on it at San Francisco International Airport, Thursday, March 7, 2024. A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco. (Haven Daley/AP)

United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff

By Associated Press

March 7, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

A United Airlines jetliner that lost a tire on takeoff has made a safe emergency...

Rachelle Powell arrives with attorney Lance Northcutt to talk about her brother, Kevin Powell, on March 6, 2024, at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard. According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family, Kevin Powell, 54, was beaten to death on a Blue Line platform by a CTA employee in 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Family of man killed in alleged brutal Blue Line attack sues CTA

By Sarah Freishtat

March 6, 2024 at 4:11 p.m.

A former employee is charged with murder in the 2023 attack at the LaSalle Blue...