Amtrak is consolidating Empire Builder onboard staffing in Chicago, prompting anxiety among Seattle crews as new Airo trains and yard upgrades approach. Local workers say the move could reshape seniority and overnight logistics.

A $93M rehabilitation of I‑94’s Bishop Ford began Tuesday, shrinking lanes and closing ramps between Martin Luther King Drive and 159th; heavy delays expected through December.

A new analysis finds replacing nearly 1.5 million lead service lines in Illinois could support tens of thousands of jobs — but only if state funding and apprenticeship pipelines scale up. The report lays out policy steps to make the work equitable and steady.

Chicago's winter overnight parking ban lifts April 1, ending 3 a.m.–7 a.m. restrictions on 107 miles of arterial streets. Drivers should check posted blue-snowflake signs to avoid towing fees.

Chicago sued the Trump administration to restore $3.1 billion in frozen transit grants, saying the hold jeopardizes upgrades to the 'L' and local construction jobs.

ComEd wants to build a substation at 1111 W. Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park. Neighbors and a nearby day care raised concerns about size, noise and safety as regulators review the plan.

Metra will pilot handheld QR scanning at downtown Chicago train doors starting April 6, asking riders to use Ventra or buy kiosk tickets before boarding.

Chicago will add more than 200 Divvy stations citywide, upgrading downtown docks, boosting e‑bike charging and changing membership pricing with new equity perks.

An FAA ground stop at O'Hare on March 16 paused departures as snow and blizzard warnings swept northern Illinois, triggering hundreds of cancellations and delays.

Heavy rain Sunday forced the CTA to bypass North/Clybourn and left parts of I‑80 blocked by standing water, prompting shuttles and travel advisories.

A water main break flooded 47th and Kedzie in Brighton Park, leaving a CTA bus partially submerged and forcing temporary detours on the #47 and #52. Firefighters removed passengers and no injuries were reported.

La Porte County deputies say gusty west winds downed or damaged two commercial vehicles on SR 39 near Young Road and on CR 1500 South; deputies are investigating.

Federal regulators ordered four trucking firms off the road after investigators traced their DOT numbers to an Indiana crash that killed four Amish men. The shutdown is part of a widening FMCSA probe into a suspected chameleon‑carrier network.