The proposal is part of a broader look at the future of transit, as the region’s agencies brace for federal COVID-19 relief funding to start running out in the coming years.
An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane shortly after takeoff Friday from New York.
Both Southwest and American Airlines reported first-quarter losses Thursday.
A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private company building it predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
Tesla is recalling nearly 4,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally and increase the risk of a crash.
The governor’s comments come as embattled agency President Dorval Carter looks to Springfield for solutions to a looming budget crisis.
BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program.
One person was killed after a vehicle struck the Barrington Road Toll Plaza in Hoffman Estates early Thursday morning, state police said. The crash happened on Interstate 90 westbound at around 4:24 a.m. The car hit the toll plaza and became engulfed in flames, according to state police. The sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
At stake for Chicago is its status as a key air hub and a crucial driver of the city’s economy
The pilot program launching Thursday in Chicago and 11 other U.S. cities aims to verify riders on the app to help keep drivers safer.