The Crawford Avenue span over the Cal-Sag Channel was built by the same company as the Golden Gate Bridge and NYC’s Washington Bridge.
Landmarks: Pulaski Road cousin of Golden Gate Bridge earns historical status
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Water levels on the Mississippi River are low. That’s raising concerns for Illinois farmers during the harvest.
Drought monitor shows 45% of Illinois is being affected by at least a moderate drought and parts of southern Illinois are experiencing severe drought.
As fiscal cliff, consolidation bill loom, CTA President Dorval Carter makes his case for the future of transit
CTA President Dorval Carter outlined an ambitious vision for growing transit in Chicago — if the state legislature comes through with needed cash
Amtrak salutes Latino workers who kept the trains running on time
A historian from Aurora delivered a lecture about “traqueros” at the Union Station ceremony, which also included a Mariachi band
Boeing CEO says the company will furlough a ‘large number’ of employees to preserve cash during strike
Boeing’s CEO says the company will begin furloughing a large number of employees to save cash during a strike by union machinists.
Residents say city road closures for Mexican Independence Day celebrations too restrictive
Despite city officials’ efforts to reduce Mexican Independence Day car caravans this year, the annual festivities prompted the city to implement sudden road closures downtown Saturday evening. Many residents spent hours trying to get home. “(It was) an epic failure like I have never seen in this city. Not Nascar, (n)ot Lollapalooza, (n)ot anything compared […]
Temporary closures on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive continue this week for resurfacing work
Officials advise drivers to plan ahead and allow extra time when traveling.
Workers who assemble Boeing planes are on strike. Will that affect flights?
A strike by some 33,000 Boeing machinists has halted production of the American aerospace giant’s best-selling airplanes.
The end of Chicago’s Greyhound station could be Gary, Indiana’s gain, analysis shows
As the end date of Greyhound’s lease at its downtown Chicago bus station approaches, the company has begun routing more buses through Gary, Indiana, a new analysis of bus schedules shows.
Column: As the White Sox home in on the worst record in baseball history, here are some of Chicago’s other worsts
Being the worst at something is not what we strive for, but it happens, as White Sox fans have learned. As Chicagoans, we should be used to it by now.