Transportation

Coverage of the CTA and Chicago-area transportation issues, from Metra to the Chicago L to rush-hour updates.

Illinois State Police officers responding to a report of a rollover crash near 170th Street about 6:10 p.m. Saturday found a man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
With construction expected to begin summer 2027, officials hope the project will improve conditions for the historically underserved area and improve accessibility for disabled passengers.
Parking mandates make new housing more expensive to build and keep us from improving the city’s public transportation system.
The proposed funding is a critical part of the Red Line extension project, which the CTA expects to cost a total of $3.6 billion.
The LATAM Airlines plane landed at Auckland Airport as scheduled and was to continue to Santiago, Chile. Passengers said many people were not wearing seat belts when the aircraft suddenly dropped.
Authorities say a bus carrying students and teachers crossed into oncoming lanes Monday morning and struck a semitruck carrying sand. All four people on the bus and the truck driver were killed.
Firefighters responded to a call Monday afternoon in the 900 block of West Addison Street, and the fire was put out shortly after they arrived. Rail service was restored by 6:50 p.m. No one was injured.
The CTA plans to repair and improve 13 rail stations and three bus turnarounds this spring as part of the Refresh & Renew program. Advocates worry the program doesn’t go far enough.
Investigators have contacted some passengers and crew on a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines flight that lost a door after taking off from Portland. Boeing has acknowledged that it cannot find records for work done on the door panel of the aircraft.
United Airlines says no injuries were reported among the 160 passengers and six crew members.
The Chicago Department of Transportation has fixed 30,000 more potholes this year than in the same period last year.
This year’s work focuses on the reversible express lanes, which will remain closed until late fall. The work is the second phase of the $150 million project taking place over three years.
El invierno particularmente cálido de este año permitió que IDOT reanudara la construcción antes de lo esperado.
Driver Anastasios Adamopoulos and a passenger hopped off his bus about 2 a.m. Monday and woke residents in two homes that were on fire. “The flames were reaching for the heavens.”
JetBlue said even though both companies believe in the benefits of a combination, they felt they were unlikely to meet the required closing conditions before a July 24 deadline.
The Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation begins Monday, March 11, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday. Travelers can expect lane and ramp closures until late fall.
The Toyota Camry rammed a median on the Kennedy Expressway near Addison Street, spun out and burst into flames, police said.
Dorval Carter Jr. got a rough ride from CTA riders — but a markedly smoother one from the City Council’s Transportation Committee after recent efforts to increase hiring and promises to bolster service.
Lane closures on Interstate 294 lasted about seven hours, state police said.