Illinois' Starved Rock State Park receives an $18M upgrade, while the Great American Rail-Trail project progresses with new funding and segments nearing 56% completion.

Flight BA296 briefly set a transponder emergency code over Northern Ireland before landing at Heathrow. Trackers logged the squawk 7700; the carrier has not explained the alert.

American Airlines is expanding its flight offerings from O'Hare with 100 new departures, aligning with its 100th year at the airport and targeting spring break travel.

Metra canceled several BNSF trains on Christmas Eve due to staffing shortages, causing potential crowding on remaining services and affecting holiday travelers.

Nearly all ramps at the I‑80/Center Street interchange in Joliet will close after Monday’s rush for a multiyear rebuild; detours will route traffic to US 6, Larkin and Jefferson.

Illinois drivers are set to face toll rate hikes following Governor J.B. Pritzker's signing of a $1.5 billion transit bill that funds public transport improvements.

Orland Park ordered a temporary pause on fiber‑optic permits after residents reported unsafe trenching and a Dec. 8 outage. The village is tightening rules while state law limits its authority.

The FTA threatened to withhold funding from the Chicago Transit Authority unless safety is improved, following violent incidents on CTA property, including an assault on a bus rider.

Chicago faces significant snowfall, causing travel chaos and airport delays, with 146 flights delayed by 9 a.m. at O'Hare and more than 220 salt spreaders deployed.

A vehicle crash in the northwest suburbs caused significant rush hour delays and closed a key intersection near Interstate 90, as reported by NBC Chicago.

Chicago's State/Lake CTA station is set to close for a three-year overhaul, involving upgrades like wider platforms and a new glass canopy. Traffic patterns in the Loop will change due to the reconstruction.

The South Shore Line train service suffered major delays due to an overhead wire issue near Hegewisch station, causing all train cancellations early Thursday morning.

CSX sued several insurers in federal court, alleging carriers ignored tendered coverage for worker injuries at the Forest Hill Flyover and seeking defense, indemnity and penalties.