Transportation
Coverage of the CTA and Chicago-area transportation issues, from Metra to the Chicago L to rush-hour updates.
The project will extend the trail, commonly known as “the 606,” from Ashland Avenue to Elston Avenue.
A semi-truck hit a passenger vehicle in the northbound lanes of Interstate 294 near 167th Street and then struck the left concrete median, Illinois State Police said.
If approved, efforts to modernize Union Station would cut travel times, increase capacity, improve platforms, and connect O’Hare Airport to McCormick Place, officials said.
A jet from off Dayton, Ohio, made low-level passes over Chicago, the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana before heading back to Ohio, according to FlightAware.
An official bankruptcy filing is expected any day for Yellow, after years of financial struggles and growing debt.
The school district is prioritizing rides for students with special needs or who are homeless. Students in magnet or selective-enrollment programs will get free CTA rides.
General education students in magnet or selective programs will not have bus transportation on the first day of school Aug. 21. The school district is offering these students free Ventra cards.
Gia Biagi ushered in the electric scooter era and pioneered the outdoor dining program that helped restaurants and bars survive the pandemic.
Some streets near Grant Park will remained closed through Aug. 13.
Facilities will operate Monday through Friday across Illinois; 16 locations to have Saturday hours.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the CTA will run historic 4000-series cars from its “Heritage Fleet” around the Loop in celebration of its 100th service anniversary.
Electric scooter-rental company Lime is testing out models with seats in Chicago to help boost ridership while giving riders’ legs a rest.
‘The Impossible Airplane’ would be flown using a foot-operated control panel installed on the floor.
The Clinton, UIC-Halsted and Racine stations will be closed until late August beginning at 3 a.m. Sunday.
No injuries were reported Monday when an aircraft arriving from Switzerland lost a chute that landed in a couple’s backyard.
Construction will shift to the right side of the inbound lanes at Division Street, forcing drivers to go left onto new pavement until the end of construction at Ohio Street.
The new location, in the airport’s renovated and expanded international terminal, is expected to open in the first half of 2024.
The company plans to set roots in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it will create 150 jobs, said North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.
May was the best month for CTA ridership since COVID-19, with 24.3 million rides. The agency has launched an interactive dashboard that lets customers track the agency’s performance.
Charice Rush, 37, was out with friends after a late night of celebrating her birthday when the car she was riding in drove the wrong way on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, colliding with a CTA bus about 6 a.m. Sunday.
The Mitsubishi Mirage sells for $19,205 at a time when the average new vehicle in the U.S. has a sales price of $48,000. And used vehicles sell for about $29,000.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning has been tasked by the state with developing recommendations that would reshape the region’s transit.
The Chicago area’s commuter railway is taking a cold, hard look at a future with fewer office workers.
The unidentified driver of the car Tuesday night was listed in critical condition.
Changes include replacing the bridge over the Chicago River. Traffic will be detoured, and the CTA Green and Pink line trains will be shut down during two, 12-day periods.
The Federal Aviation Administration last week extended a waiver that allows airlines to limit flights to and from New York City-area airports due to shortages in air traffic control staff.
Sandra Shuster played phone tag with United for nearly two weeks when her daughter’s AirTag showed a suitcase was stuck at O’Hare. Then she jumped on a plane.
Bike lanes no longer border traffic lanes between Western and Milwaukee avenues on Augusta Boulevard, and vehicle speed limits were lowered to 20 mph.
Los equipos de construcción destrozarán la calle que técnicamente es un viaducto, mientras mantienen la estación debajo funcionando.
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