Transportation

Bears

Bears eye taxpayers for stadium-related infrastructure costs. The bill? $325 million to start, $1.5 billion overall

Two additional infrastructure phases that would “maximize the site” and bring “additional opportunities for publicly owned amenities” could bring taxpayers’ tab to $1.5 billion over about five years, according to the team.

By Mitchell Armentrout

Editorials

Time for a leadership change at CTA: Show Dorval Carter the exit door

CTA President Carter has held the job since 2015 and has served under three mayors. It’s time for a new captain who can right CTA’s ship and restore public confidence in public transit’s future.

By CST Editorial Board

South Deering

Woman dead, 2 children critical after car crash in South Deering

The woman struck a pole in the 3000 block of East 106th Street, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

News conference announcing the start of construction on renovating Terminal 3 at O’Hare Airport on Monday April 22, 2024.

Transportation

Makeover of O'Hare's Terminal 3 takes off as airlines mull deal on expansion, Global Terminal

The Terminal 3 project, made possible by $90 million in federal grants, includes wider concourses, renovated restrooms, a revamped baggage claim area, more concession space and a host of other passenger amenities.

By Fran Spielman

Artist Jason Messinger stands with the murals he created hanging in the Ogden stationhouse at the Illinois Medical District stop on the Forest Park branch of the CTA Blue Line.

Chicago muralist hopes to ease patients arriving at Illinois Medical District CTA station through his art

By Genevieve Bookwalter

End cars on two subway trains shine their red lights as a CTA worker wearing a yellow vest walks between them.

The Watchdogs

CTA touts its ‘Second Chance’ program for ex-offenders, but few end up with permanent jobs

About 14% of those in the apprenticeship program found permanent full-time employment with the transit agency, a Sun-Times investigation found. Others, some strung along for years, remained in low-paying roles with no benefits.

By Lauren FitzPatrick and Frank Main

Transportation

Uber launches rider verification program in Chicago, 11 other cities

Chicago riders may now find a blue check mark under their name, as part of Uber’s rider verification process.

By Jessica Ma

Columnists

$2 million federal grant to address damage to the West Side by the Eisenhower Expressway

The apartment where Lynn Sweet’s father once lived was demolished to make way for the expressway. President Joe Biden has launched a new program to reconnect communities split by expressways such as the Eisenhower.

By Lynn Sweet

News

Police search for driver who hit student and fled in Roseland

A minor was crossing the street about 3:20 p.m. Monday near Fenger High School, 11220 S. Wallace, when he was hit and left with serious injuries, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man died in fire Nov. 22, 2020 in West Englewood, police said.

News

Motorcyclist critically wounded in crash on Northwest Side

The man, 20, was riding a motorcycle in the bicycle lane in the 4000 block of West Diversey Avenue when he hit a car turning into a parking lot around 3:30 p.m., Chicago police said. He was hospitalized in critical condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

Suburban Chicago

2 dead, 1 hurt in wreck on inbound I-57 near Posen

A man and woman were both ejected from the car, and a third passenger was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

By Mary Norkol

Police stand in front of a highly damaged white sedan, with its front bumper laying on the ground.

News

Chicago cop sued by family of woman fatally struck outside House of Blues

A lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County court accuses Officer Tangie O. Brown of driving while intoxicated when she fatally struck Maria Schwab on Dec. 7. Brown’s blood-alcohol level was 0.093% when she was tested two hours after the incident.

By David Struett

Heavy traffic is seen at O'Hare International Airport after pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked westbound Interstate 90, Monday, April 15, 2024.

Transportation

40 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested in protest blocking expressway to O'Hare

The demonstration was part of a global “economic blockade to free Palestine,” according to organizers. Protesters also took to the streets in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the Brooklyn Bridge and Interstate 5 in Eugene, Oregon.

By Mary Norkol and Cindy Hernandez

Cars race up and down South Columbus Drive near East Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop.

Personal Finance

Rising inflation means Illinois' required car insurance limits may not be enough protection

There are a few ways to make sure you have enough coverage before a car accident puts you at risk.

By Drew Gula | NerdWallet

Crime

Motorcyclist struck, killed in West Elsdon

A 46-year-old motorcyclist was traveling north in the 5500 block of South Pulaski Road when a woman in a Chevy SUV turned left and collided with the man, police said. He died at a hospital, authorities say.

By Sun-Times Wire

Transportation

‘Supply chain backlog’ causes several Amtrak cancellations across Illinois

At least seven trains departing from or heading to Chicago were called off — four scheduled to run Friday and three more scheduled to leave Saturday.

By Kade Heather

Downstate Illinois

Family of Lyft driver killed in 2022 shooting awarded $44 million in wrongful death lawsuit

Kristian Philpotts, 29, was driving for Lyft in Urbana and accepted a ride request on Jan. 12, 2022. During the ride, Philpotts was shot by the passenger, Tyjohn Williams of Champaign.

By Cindy Hernandez

Transportation

After Yellow Line crash, Illinois Senate clears bill requiring transit agencies to make safety recommendations public

A new measure would require the city and state’s transportation agencies to post safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board that have been made within the past 12 months.

By Tina Sfondeles

Transportation

Feds award Illinois $8.6 million grant to alleviate flooding on I-290, near Maywood

It’s one of 80 projects in 37 states, part of a new $830 million program for strengthening transportation systems against extreme weather events intensified by climate change.

By Violet Miller

Taxis on Madison Street in Chicago in 2012.

Transportation

Uber adds taxi option for Chicago riders

Taxi drivers are skeptical about the addition, attributing a decline in taxi services to the ride-hailing company.

By Jessica Ma