Transportation
While all outbound lanes will be open for the first time since construction started last spring, work will continue through late October on several outbound ramps.
The project between the Chicago River and Canal Street took longer than expected because of the complexities of working on a road over active tracks near Chicago Union Station.
CTA, Metra and Pace have shrunken an expected $770 million budget shortfall next year to $202 million, agency bosses said at a special meeting called by the Regional Transit Authority.
The Federal Aviation Administration set the sweeping restrictions Wednesday at the request of the Department of Homeland Security.
An “operational incident” halted trains near Route 59 Tuesday morning.
It’s the latest city bridge to be shut down for major construction work.
Federal government is rescinding funding for traffic safety projects, including bike trail downstate
The U.S. Department of Transportation backed out of providing $675,000 to downstate McLean County for a project that would finish a 47-mile countywide bike and pedestrian trail, saying the plan “no longer aligns with DOT priorities” to “promote vehicular travel.”
Kristen Burke, 39, told police she was “just testing security” and was arrested after the early Monday incident, according to a Chicago police report.
Chicago’s acting transit boss has been given two weeks to detail moves to “deter crime, stop fare evasion and provide a clean environment for passengers” by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
About 8:30 a.m. inbound train #308 on the Metra Electric Line struck the man just south of the McCormick Place station, 2301 S. King Dr., a spokesperson with Metra said.
Illinois lawmakers need to cover a multimillion-dollar transit budget hole to avoid steep cuts to CTA, Metra and Pace services.
Police say two men were arguing about 7:30 p.m. Saturday on a train near the 200 block of West 47th Street when one of the men stabbed the other and fled. The wounded man is in good condition at University of Chicago Medical Center.
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims Chicago officials have not repaired thousands of sidewalks, curb ramps and other pedestrian right of ways that make areas inaccessible to people living with mobility disabilities.
One customer, Matty, received a message from SpotHero, which apologized and offered to reimburse her, one of dozens who had their vehicles towed.
State troopers responded early Tuesday to calls about the damaged vehicles, and crews shut two lanes of traffic to repair the pothole.
Lilia Perez was a passenger in a dark-colored Lincoln sedan that struck a median Sunday morning in the 1100 block of West Congress Parkway. She was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Transportation is nearing the end of the multiyear Kennedy Expressway revamp.
The agency will also share a vision of its future if, on the other hand, lawmakers pass a funding bill that instead raises funding for Chicago-area transit by $1.5 billion.
