A large, nearly $2 billion federal grant, key to moving the $5.3 billion project forward, had been promised to the CTA but the formal agreement not yet signed.
CTA to lock in federal funding for Red Line extension before Trump takes office
Category: Transportation
Chicago, once again, ranks among the worst in the nation for traffic congestion in annual report
Roads are so snarled that the city once again ranked among the worst in the nation for the severity of traffic in 2024.
2 dead and 18 injured in Southern California plane crash
Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling furniture manufacturing building in Southern California.
Man killed by Metra train near Waukegan-North Chicago border
The man was hit by a commuter train on the Union Pacific North Line that was inbound to Chicago and had originated in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a Metra spokesperson said.
Startup aims to use rails to transport renewable energy
Freight trains criss-crossing the country carry cars of coal and tanks of oil and natural gas to power plants to help keep the nation’s electric grid going. Could freight trains haul electrons generated by renewable energy sources for the same purpose?
CTA says bus service is back to prepandemic levels. A new analysis shows which neighborhoods were slowest to get service back.
Some neighborhoods were slower to get service back than others — and many that fared worst have high unemployment and low incomes.
Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing
When one of the company’s jets crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people on board, it brought to a close an especially unfortunate year for Boeing.
Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel
Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicted a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region.
Electric school buses take off in Illinois, with over 200 on the road: A ‘phenomenal climb’
State is third in the country, behind California and New York, with school districts committing to about 700 school buses.
Man says he was shot Tuesday on CTA property in Loop
Chicago police said the victim was shot three times and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.