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CTA has its work cut out for years to come

The new CTA Cermak-McCormick station that opened this year on the Green Line and the demolition of the Madison/Wabash Loop elevated station house downtown were merely warmups.The Chicago Transit Authority...
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City paving a smoother North Lake Shore Drive

A 1 1/2-mile stretch of North Lake Shore Drive downtown that handles 140,000 vehicles a day will receive a badly needed restoration starting Monday. And just south of downtown, the...
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5 ways to improve O’Hare

Worrisome headwinds swirled this week as O'Hare International Airport opened its third new runway since 2008. The almost $10 billion airfield modernization that former Mayor Richard M. Daley first laid...
Southwest Airlines passengers line up to board their airplane bound for Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 8, 2014, at Midway Airport in Chicago. Midway's on-time performance largely depends upon Southwest, as the discount carrier accounts for about 93 percent of flights there.

Southwest controls Midway’s fate

O'Hare isn't the only Chicago airport with on-time woes, as Midway Airport often joins its big brother near the bottom of the heap among large airports. In June, for example,...
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CTA to restart Yellow Line on Oct. 30

After a 51/2-month shutdown, CTA Yellow Line service will be restored Oct. 30, the CTA said Friday. In doing so, the CTA will narrowly keep a promise — and avoid...
Local officials including CTA President Dorval Carter, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen, state Sen. Daniel Biss and members of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ride a vintage 2400 series rail car in celebration of the return of Yellow Line service Oct. 30, 2015.

CTA Yellow Line set to reopen Oct. 30

CTA Yellow Line service will be restored Oct. 30, following a 51/2-month shutdown caused by the collapse of the embankment supporting the train tracks in Skokie, the CTA said Friday....
A United Airlines flight is the first plane to land on the new runway 10R/28L at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Oct. 15, 2015.

O’Hare opens new runway

The city of Chicago and about 500 enthusiastic invited guests heralded the opening Thursday of a new runway at O'Hare International Airport. Officials from the city, airlines and Federal Aviation...