Talia Soglin

Talia Soglin covers transportation and labor for the Tribune. Her work reporting on business and the workplace has been recognized by the Chicago Headline Club and the National Headliner Awards.

People walk past a parked food delivery robot near Kelly’s Pub on Webster Avenue in Lincoln Park on March 25, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Food delivery robots shatter two Chicago bus shelters. ‘Two in seven days is not great,’ alderman says.

March 26, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Food delivery robots have shattered two city bus shelters within the last week, fueling heated discussion amongst Chicago humans who say they shouldn’t have to share the public way with...

Passengers move through the CTA Red Line station at 95th Street on Dec. 15, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Trump administration must temporarily unfreeze CTA Red Line funds, judge orders

March 24, 2026 at 5:20 p.m.

The Trump administration must temporarily unfreeze almost $2 billion in federal funds for the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line Extension project, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

A passenger looks at two masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who stand just inside a passenger exit area in Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on March 23, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

ICE agents deployed to O’Hare as TSA goes without pay amid partial shutdown

March 23, 2026 at 5:33 p.m.

At O'Hare, travelers have not seen significant delays, and security lines were not long and moving at a normal pace on Monday morning.

Cook County sheriff’s police officers patrol the 95th Street Red Line CTA station in Chicago on March 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

CTA riders and workers have been assaulted at rates at least double other public transit agencies

March 25, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

Workers and passengers on the Chicago Transit Authority have been assaulted at rates at least double those of comparable public transit systems around the country, according to a Tribune analysis...

A CTA train sits parked beyond the southern terminus of the Red Line in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway, Dec. 15, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

CTA sues feds over frozen Red Line Extension money

March 20, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

The Chicago Transit Authority filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday, alleging the feds violated the U.S. Constitution when they froze about $2 billion in federal grant money for...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton celebrates with supporters after her win in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on March 17, 2026, at CineCity Studios Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic nomination for US Senate

March 18, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

Two-term Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Chicago defeated a pair of experienced members of Congress in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, winning the party’s nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

A Cook County sheriff’s police officer patrols on foot at the 95th Street Red Line CTA station in Chicago on March 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Feds back off threats to withhold funds from the CTA, but begin pressing the Illinois transportation department

March 17, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

With the Chicago Transit Authority already under federal pressure to address safety issues, the Trump administration is now putting the screws on the Illinois Department of Transportation, which has some...

American Airlines jets at their gates at Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport, Sept. 30, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

City bristles at federal proposal to cut flights at O’Hare airport

March 12, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

The city of Chicago is asking the federal government to reconsider plans to reduce flights at O’Hare International Airport, deeming those plans "regressive."

Summer Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi, right, said she was detained by federal immigration officials upon her arrival at O'Hare International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and local officials in Wisconsin, where Naqvi said she was held in custody, are disputing her account. Sister Sarah Afzal is at left. (Sarah Afzal)

A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. But is it true?

March 11, 2026 at 8:36 p.m.

A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. Three separate law enforcement agencies say her story doesn’t add up.

Contract security officers with a K-9 patrol the CTA Jackson Red Line station on Feb. 11, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

CTA brings in Cook County sheriff’s police to patrol trains as it looks to appease feds

March 11, 2026 at 1:44 p.m.

The Trump administration has threatened to withhold up to $50 million from the CTA.

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