Transportation

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

Crime

Man charged with DUI in crash that killed Marine vet who was changing tire on I-55

Octavio Lara Chavez, 40, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence involving death and great bodily harm in the crash that happened Sunday in Garfield Ridge.

By Kade Heather

City Hall

Electric scooters on Chicago streets at 3 a.m.? The City Council will consider it

An amended ordinance now headed to the full City Council would allow riders to rent and drive the electric scooters between midnight and 5 a.m., which proponents hope will help late-shift workers.

By Sophie Sherry

Nikolas Hutto and Monica Czajkowski pose for a selfie with rows of empty folding chairs on the grass in the background.

News

Fundraiser aims to help family of Marine vet who was struck, killed while changing tire on I-55

Nikolas Hutto, a former Marine, had left a Chicago Blackhawks game with friends Sunday and had to stop to change a tire in Garfield Ridge. His family says the outpouring of condolences is helping them cope with their loss.

By Cindy Hernandez

Transportation

Heavy traffic fails to cast shadow over eclipse travel experience: 'It was 100% worth the trip'

A few hours after the total eclipse brought thousands of spectators to downstate Illinois, traffic remained heavy on some interstates.

By Katie Anthony

Murals and Mosaics

Art at CTA Red Line stations in Edgewater, Uptown unveiled as part of reconstruction

The artwork will be featured in the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stations, set to reopen next year after years of construction.

By Mary Norkol

News

One person killed, 1 injured in I-55 crash

Three people were changing a tire on the shoulder of southbound Interstate 55 Sunday evening when a pickup truck struck two of them.

By Sun-Times Wire

Transportation

CTA adding more L service throughout spring, summer

The CTA anticipates adding up to 67 newly trained rail operators by the summer, the agency said. New trains will be added to schedules as operators become available.

By David Struett

VELOMOBILE-040724.jpg. Father Ephraim of Saints Athanasios and John Greek Orthodox Church shows how he navigates his Velombile, a covered, non-motorized tricycle, outside his church in Irving Park, Thursday, April 4, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

Transportation

What's that lean, green, pedal-powered machine on Chicago streets? And who's inside it?

It’s a velomobile, and the man behind the wheel is Greek Orthodox monk Father Ephraim, who moved to the Northwest Side after five years at a religious commune in remote Alaska. And who wouldn’t want to navigate Chicago streets in a vehicle not much taller than a fire hydrant?

By Stefano Esposito

News

I-90 reopens after fatal crash near Indiana line

An SUV following a semi-truck was rear-ended by another semi about 1:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-90 near Columbia Avenue, authorities say. The SUV was pushed under the first semi. A passenger in the SUV was killed, the driver and a child are hospitalized.

By Sun-Times Wire

NASCAR In Chicago

City officials and NASCAR unveil traffic plans for July 2024 street race

The setup and breakdown of the race course was reduced from 25 days in 2023 to 19 days this year, officials said.

By Mary Norkol