Remembering American Airlines Flight 191
Today, the site is slated to become part of the new Interstate 490 tollway, a new chapter that brings its own emotional disquiet for some family members of crash victims.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson makes last-minute push to name permanent CTA leader
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the Chicago Transit Agency board to select a permanent leader just weeks before a new state law limits his control over the executive appointment process.
State’s attorney launches transit crime prosecution task force
The Cook County state’s attorney's office Monday announced a new task force made up of local and federal law enforcement agencies it says will strengthen efforts to prosecute crime on...
CTA driver held at knifepoint, escapes through bus window in Logan Square
A Chicago Transit Authority bus driver had to escape out of a window mid-route on the city’s Northwest Side early Wednesday morning after someone tried to commandeer her bus at...
Brookfield Zoo strike to end after management reaches agreement with Teamsters
A brief strike at the Brookfield Zoo is expected to end after zoo management reached a tentative agreement with the striking workers’ union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 727.
Brookfield Zoo workers go on strike
The Teamsters said all members of the zoo union, excluding those who specialize in caring for the zoo animals, went on strike early Monday morning.
United Airlines cuts summer O’Hare flights at behest of FAA
The flight cuts come after the Federal Aviation Administration brought the hammer down on the flying frenzy at Chicago’s largest airport earlier this month.
Here’s how officials want to spend new transit funding this year
Last fall, state lawmakers approved landmark transit funding legislation they say will transform Chicago-area public transit with the help of a planned sales tax hike and a diversion of a...
Chicago police officer fatally shot at Swedish Hospital remembered for kindness and public service
John Bartholomew, 38, was shot Saturday morning at the North Side hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
CTA breaks ground on Red Line Extension. The project ‘corrects’ history, acting CTA head says.
The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday officially began construction on a $5.75 billion rail extension that will bring CTA train service to the city’s Far South Side.