Transportation

Commuters board a Metra train in 2022 at the Route 59 station. The Aurora City Council has voted to increase parking prices at city lots at the Route 59 Metra station and the Aurora Transportation Center. (Mark Black/For The Beacon-News)

Aurora increases parking fees at Metra stations in the city for first time in 10 years

Prices are set to go up from $2 per day or $42 for a monthly...
Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns speaks at the Geneva Metra station on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, about the recent mass transit funding bill for the Chicago region. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

Suburban legislators, advocates tout single-fare system, transit-oriented development after passage of mass transit funding bill

Lawmakers and advocates said a single-fare system, more frequent trains and more development near transit...
Pace and CTA buses travel on Jackson Boulevard at Clinton Street in Chicago, Aug. 18, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

CTA, Pace awarded federal grants for hybrid buses

The grant will allow the CTA to buy up to 150 fully-accessible hybrid buses, the...
Travelers in Terminal 3 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on  Nov. 7, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Flying for Thanksgiving? Airlines say travel is back to normal after delays and cancellations earlier this month.

Travelers heading to O’Hare International and Midway airports this week can rest assured that a...
Travelers stand in line at a ticketing gate at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, at DFW Airport, Texas, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

The shutdown is over. Flights have resumed. Thanksgiving travelers might wonder: What now?

The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on...
Lawrence Reed, 50, faces a federal charge after he allegedly poured gasoline on a 26-year-old woman riding a CTA Blue Line train and set her on fire, police said. (U.S. District Court)

Man accused of Blue Line attack ordered held on federal terrorism charge

A man facing a federal terrorism charge for allegedly dousing a 26-year-old woman with gasoline...
United Airlines aircraft move from the gate at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Federal Aviation Administration awarding $10,000 bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during the government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers...
Passengers wait for a train in the late afternoon on Nov. 19, 2025, at the CTA Blue Line Clark/Lake station in Chicago. A man was charged with setting a woman on fire while she rode a CTA Blue Line train Sunday night as it approached the Clark/Lake stop. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says criminal justice system ‘failed’ in Blue Line fire attack, after describing it as ‘isolated incident’

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday sought to head off concerns about public transit safety in...
Lawrence Reed, 50, faces a federal charge after he allegedly poured gasoline on a 26-year-old woman riding a CTA Blue Line train and set her on fire, police said. (U.S. District Court)

Man hit with federal terrorism charge for setting woman on fire on CTA Blue Line, shouts ‘I plead guilty!’ in court

Prosecutors Wednesday afternoon charged Lawrence Reed, of Chicago, with a single count of terrorism against...
A new speed limit sign is posted at LaGrange Road and 31st Street at the entrance to La Grange Park after Illinois Department of Transportation officials agreed to lower the speed limit in the village. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park convinces IDOT to reduce speed limit along LaGrange Road

La Grange Park’s Take Five effort helped convince the Illinois Department of Transportation to lower...
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