Skating approximately 12 miles along city streets during regular Friday night “Road Raves,” the Windy City Skaters have been putting their wheels to the pavement for over a decade.
Category: Transportation
West Lake Corridor work 90% complete; commuter train service to start by fall 2025
Construction on the South Shore Line’s West Lake Corridor – now officially the Monon Corridor – project is about 90% done, president and general manager Michael Noland said. The Double Track NWI project is finished.
Chicago’s airports prepare for nearly 2 million Thanksgiving travelers
Chicago’s airports are preparing to welcome more than 1.8 million travelers between Tuesday and next Monday on what the Transportation Security Administration predicts will be the “busiest Thanksgiving ever” nationally for air travel.
Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week
Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages.
CTA’s holiday fleet to begin spreading cheer this week
Themed CTA vehicles have been spreading holiday cheer across the Windy City in some shape or form since 1992, according to the CTA.
As CTA grapples with crime, altercation on Red Line train leaves passenger unsettled
The incident comes as CTA leadership has grappled in recent months with the best way to address stubbornly high rates of violent crime.
Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for travelers?
What travelers need to know about the Spirit Airlines bankruptcy filing.
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Spirit Airlines said that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.
Metra moves forward with Harvey warehouse project after rezoning approval
Metra Rail purchased the Harvey warehouse in 2020 and has already spent $17.9 million on the former Wickes Furniture site.
Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end 7-week strike
Unionized factory workers at Boeing were voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to extend their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes.