Articles filed under Transportation
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‘The winning touchdown’: Metra exhales, passes budget without fare hikes, fiscal cliffNov 13, 2025 6:01 pm - After consecutive years of gloomy budget sessions, Metra directors buoyed by additional state funding for transit approved a 2026 fiscal plan amid an optimistic atmosphere Thursday. New revenue from Springfield is also headed to the CTA and Pace, which also approved revised budgets this week.
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Aviation dysfunction could spill over to Thanksgiving with no fix, Duffy warnsNov 11, 2025 7:27 pm - Even if Congress votes to end shutdown soon, it could take time for aviation network across the country to get back to normal, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday.
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More than 720 flights canceled at O’Hare, Midway as snow flies, shutdown grinds onNov 10, 2025 1:58 pm - FAA is gradually ramping up flight reductions; with the tally expected to reach 10% by Friday at 40 airports across the U.S. But a shutdown resolution could change that.
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Metra to run holiday trains on five linesNov 10, 2025 9:47 am - Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December.
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CEO: Trucking industry will suffer ‘a miserable blow’ with toll hike; spikes also loom for all every 2 yearsNov 09, 2025 8:45 pm - Trucking leader warns toll increases baked into transit bailout will wallop carriers and cause collateral damage.
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One killed, two injured in I-290 crash in ElmhurstNov 09, 2025 3:34 pm - One person was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on westbound I-290 in Elmhurst, authorities said.
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Pace's rideshare program gets a lifeline after transit funding boostNov 06, 2025 6:58 pm - RTA planners detail how much money Metra, Pace and the CTA will receive in 2026 once transit bailout legislation takes effect.
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Here’s what to know about shutdown-related flight cancellations at O’HareNov 06, 2025 12:16 pm - With a 10% cut in flights coming Friday, major carriers at O’Hare and Midway offered advice to passengers about what to expect on what will be a challenging day for thousands.
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An integrated system, improved security, no rate hikes in 2026: Lawmakers detail transit rescue planNov 04, 2025 7:02 pm - Higher fares anticipated on Metra, Pace and the CTA are off the menu for 2026 following passage of a transit rescue bill, officials said Tuesday.
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What does the last-minute fix for transit budget gap mean and why the 45-cent toll hike?Nov 02, 2025 8:45 pm - “Great news for riders?” Or, a “tax increase primarily hitting suburbanites?” What to know about the recently approved transit plan and its 45-cent toll hike.