LaGuardia Airport runway reopens, days after crash on tarmac killed 2 Canadian pilots By Philip Marcelo March 26, 2026 at 4:53 p.m. The runway where two pilots died in a collision between a jet and a fire...
Wildfires, dust storms and traffic made Chicago the 3rd-most polluted major US city in 2025, report finds By Adriana Pérez March 26, 2026 at 7:29 a.m. Massive intermodal facilities, growth of industrial warehouses have contributed to the Joliet area having highest...
Food delivery robots shatter two Chicago bus shelters. ‘Two in seven days is not great,’ alderman says. By Talia Soglin March 26, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. Food delivery robots have shattered two city bus shelters within the last week, fueling heated...
TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces them to staff airports without pay By Rio Yamat March 20, 2026 at 5:25 p.m. The public is experiencing the consequences in long wait times at some airports as more...
Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines By Kevin Freking March 20, 2026 at 4:41 p.m. A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the...
CTA sues feds over frozen Red Line Extension money By Talia Soglin March 20, 2026 at 5:40 p.m. The Chicago Transit Authority filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday, alleging the feds...
Borman Expressway’s extreme makeover is beginning By Doug Ross March 20, 2026 at 11:40 a.m. Construction begins soon on the multi-year Flex Road project to add capacity to the Borman...
Where will TSA lines be the longest tomorrow? During a shutdown, nobody knows. By Holly Ramer March 19, 2026 at 2:11 p.m. The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: How O’Hare became a ‘first in the nation’ airport By Kori Rumore March 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Change is constant at O'Hare airport, from Orchard Place farmland to a military aircraft plant, to...
US drivers see gas prices jump to their highest level since 2023 as the Iran war drags on By Wyatte Grantham-Philips March 17, 2026 at 4:56 p.m. The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already...
Feds back off threats to withhold funds from the CTA, but begin pressing the Illinois transportation department By Talia Soglin March 17, 2026 at 5:39 p.m. With the Chicago Transit Authority already under federal pressure to address safety issues, the Trump...
La Grange Park lowers speed limits on two more roads after successful La Grange Road effort By Hank Beckman March 17, 2026 at 11:21 a.m. After getting the speed limit on La Grange Road lowered to 25 mph, La Grange...
Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east By Emilie Megnien March 17, 2026 at 6:52 p.m. Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful...