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.

Passengers exit a Waymo self-driving car, Dec. 26, 2025, in San Francisco. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Waymo-backed bill could make self-driving cars legal in Illinois in three years

February 2, 2026 at 4:28 p.m.

The bill would authorize autonomous vehicle pilot programs in a handful of Illinois counties, including Cook County, before opening the door to statewide legalization of self-driving cars in three years.

Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen at the CTA Damen Avenue Green Line station on Jan. 26, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Acting CTA chief lays out priorities after dodging fiscal cliff

February 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Nora Leerhsen sat down with the Tribune after one year on the job.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, center, speaks at a news conference at CTU headquarters in Chicago on April 1, 2025, . flanked by CTU Vice President Jackson Potter, left, and CTU Deputy General Council Thad Goodchild. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

CTU alleges rival union conspired with the boss in fight over low-wage CPS employees

January 30, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union has accused the Chicago Board of Education of conspiring with a rival union to undermine its bargaining unit.

A United Airlines plane takes off from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

United Airlines, in competition with American over market share, announces new flights out of O’Hare

January 27, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

United and American Airlines are doubling down on flights out of O’Hare International Airport, which has become the stage setting of a market-share competition between its two largest airlines.

A boat passes through Chicago Harbor Lock operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, connection the Chicago River with Lake Michigan, Oct. 1, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Trump signs Chicago Harbor Lock funding cuts into law

January 26, 2026 at 2:32 p.m.

The Chicago Harbor Lock is expected to see its federal funding cut by more than 90% this year after an effort by Illinois lawmakers to secure more money for the...

Former workers at the Signature Room with Unite Here Local 1 rally, March 28, 2024, outside 875 N. Michigan Ave., the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center, to celebrate the owner of the restaurant being found liable and ordered to pay over $1.5 million in back pay and benefits for violating the WARN Act by a federal judge. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Signature Room owner shuffled assets to avoid paying laid-off workers, lawsuit alleges

January 23, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

An owner of the Signature Room shuffled its assets around to avoid paying workers who were abruptly laid off when the iconic restaurant and lounge shuttered in 2023, a lawsuit...

Nora Leerhsen, acting CTA president, addresses a City Club of Chicago audience at Maggiano’s Banquets, Jan. 22, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

CTA to focus on safety, cleanliness and bus service improvements in 2026, acting president says

January 22, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

Nora Leerhsen’s speech at a City Club of Chicago luncheon comes at a critical juncture for the CTA. Until state lawmakers passed a landmark transit funding bill by the skin...

Chicago’s Center Tower at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Feb. 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Burst pipe in air traffic tower causes delays at O’Hare

January 20, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Hundreds of flights at O’Hare International Airport were delayed Tuesday after a water pipe burst in the airport’s main air traffic control tower overnight.

Rideshare driver Jeremy Saxon canvasses in the cellphone lot near O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 15, 2026, and speaks with drivers about the possibility of a rideshare drivers union. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Uber and Lyft drivers could win union rights if state law changes

January 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

An estimated 100,000 rideshare drivers in Illinois could win the right to join a union under new legislation expected to be filed in Springfield this month.

Travelers walk through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport, Sept. 25, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago considers selling naming rights at O’Hare and Midway airports

January 14, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

The city is inviting potential sponsors to describe their interest in sponsoring a range of airport assets, including parking lots, elevators, family restrooms and airport shuttle buses and stops.

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