Articles filed under Transportation
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Transit fiscal cliff shrinks in 2026 but will grow in 2027Oct 02, 2025 6:59 pm - The Regional Transportation Authority is expected to downsize the “fiscal cliff” facing Metra, Pace and the CTA in 2026 by over half at a Friday meeting.
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‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders sayOct 01, 2025 12:35 pm - Thousands of city and suburban federal employees will be without pay with courts and pollution monitoring impacted by shutdown.
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Schaumburg Township to hold open house for new electric buses WednesdaySep 30, 2025 3:48 pm - Schaumburg Township will hold an open house featuring its new electric buses from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at township hall, 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates.
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Paratransit riders hit with major cuts to rideshare program starting this weekSep 28, 2025 9:00 pm - Families that rely on a Pace paratransit service offering subsidized Uber rides for those with disabilities say new cuts will be “devastating.”
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SUV driver dies after hitting parked truck on I-90 shoulder near ElginSep 28, 2025 11:07 am - An SUV driver died after crashing into a parked semitruck on Interstate 90 near Elgin on Saturday.
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Prospect Heights sets regulations for e-bikes, e-scooters and gas-powered bikesSep 26, 2025 3:56 pm - Prospect Heights has adopted Illinois’ written regulations on electric bikes and scooters as its own, with the addition of a parental responsibility clause.
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Closure of Old Willow Road in Prospect Heights starts Tuesday for four daysSep 26, 2025 3:52 pm - Due to ongoing construction for the Metropolitan Reclamation Water District sewer project in Prospect Heights, there will be a temporary closure of Old Willow Road starting Tuesday and ending Friday.
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Judge rejects American’s pitch to retain gates at O’HareSep 25, 2025 5:28 pm - A Cook County judge has rejected American Airlines’ effort to block the transfer of gates at O’Hare to competitor United Airlines.
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Suburbs look to state to resolve ‘confusion’ over e-bike and e-scooter rulesSep 22, 2025 4:43 pm - While individual suburbs should have a role in specifying local laws on e-bikes and e-scooters, they optimally would start from the state’s general guidance, according to a panel of experts at a Northwest Municipal Conference summit Monday.
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‘Don’t put us on the back burner’: Traffic light on busy Roosevelt Road stands in limbo, advocates saySep 21, 2025 9:00 pm - A solution to crashes on a busy stretch of Roosevelt Road in Wheaton was there — then road blocks emerged.