Transportation

FILE – Travelers wait at a TSA security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Nov. 30, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts...
Residents seeking services, including the Real ID driver's license, line up along windows at the Chicago North Secretary of State Facility, 5401 N. Elston Ave., on Feb. 20, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Trump administration cuts more than $100 million in Illinois transportation dollars

The Trump administration says it’s revoking more federal grant dollars in Illinois — this time...
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3 injured, including 2 CPD officers, in crash with CTA bus in Ukrainian Village

A woman and two Chicago police officers were injured when a squad car hit a...
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44-year-old man stabbed on Green Line train on South Side

A 44-year-old man was riding a CTA Green Line train when he was stabbed in...
A Chicago Ridge fire fighter responds to a train derailment near the 1000 block of Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge on Feb. 11, 2026. (Troy Stolt for Daily Southtown)

Chicago Ridge freight train derailment closes roads, blocks Metra service in south suburbs

A freight rain derailment early Wednesday morning in Chicago Ridge has blocked roadways and cut...
FILE – A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, sources say

A Mexican cartel drone incursion prompted an hourslong closure of airspace around El Paso International...
Parking spaces at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook are filled with vehicles during holiday shopping season in 2015. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Oakbrook Center adds paid parking option for close-in spots

People who want closeup parking at Oakbrook Center shopping mall in Oak Brook can now...
People view information boards at a Feb. 5 open house about plans for downtown improvements in Clarendon Hills. (Village of Clarendon Hills)

Clarendon Hills Downtown Improvement Plan open house deemed ‘constructive’

More than 100 people turned out last week for a community open house to introduce...
In this June 2, 2021, photo people walk at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Today in History: Washington National Airport renamed for Ronald Reagan

On Feb. 6, 1998, Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, honoring...
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Service on Metra BNSF resumes after bridge struck Thursday

METRA service on the BNSF line was disrupted Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a...
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