Articles filed under Transportation
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‘A perfect storm of problems’: Feds dig into gate flaw and crew fatigue in deadly Elgin train crashAug 30, 2026 8:04 am - “I was fighting sleep” before a fatal Kane County train crash, an engineer tells the NTSB. But there are other issues at play, documents show.
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‘It’s all teed up’: Dillard’s last stop as RTA chief comes as new agency risesAug 29, 2026 4:59 pm - After helping the RTA regain its focus amid scandals and interagency strife, plus weather the pandemic and a financial crisis, board chair is exiting.
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How a suburban prosecutor hopes to close the technology gap with online predatorsAug 27, 2026 2:49 pm - Prosecuting suspected online predators and human traffickers is hard work, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said. She ought to know — her office has prosecuted 93 of them since 2022. Now she hopes a $1 million federal grant to the county will help her office’s efforts.
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A 15-minute express train to O’Hare? One group is making the pitch, but the proposal faces hurdles.Aug 25, 2026 8:17 am - A group of business and transportation leaders wants to build a private train they say could take travelers from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport in 15 mi...
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RTA approves funding estimates in final meeting before being replaced by Northern Illinois Transit AuthorityAug 21, 2026 12:39 pm - Regional Transportation Authority board members met for the final regularly scheduled meeting of the agency’s more than 50-year history Thursday morning, approving transit funding estimates for next year and waxing poetic about the governing body’s imminent obsolescence.
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Pritzker announces his appointments to the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority boardAug 21, 2026 11:34 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced his Northern Illinois Transit Authority board appointments Friday, ending speculation about the final composition of the new board that will soon possess broad authority to govern the CTA, Metra and Pace.
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City: Fast-tracking O’Hare concourse will speed up global terminal megaprojectAug 20, 2026 5:43 pm - The Chicago Department of Aviation announced Thursday it will break ground on the first phase of the new Concourse E, which includes 14 gates, later this year.
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Tollway board votes to impose 57% hike on cars, 30% for trucks, and there’s more to comeAug 19, 2026 11:31 am - A massive rate increase in 2027 with additional hikes every two years sailed through the Illinois tollway board of directors Wednesday. The initial proposal raises I-PASS passenger vehicle tolls from an average of 7 cents to 11 cents a mile, or 57%. Truckers would see a 30% jump.
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‘It never stops’: Some drivers skeptical of need for hefty toll hikes as decision loomsAug 18, 2026 6:35 pm - A majority of people interviewed at the O’Hare oasis weren’t thrilled with paying higher tolls. The tollway board votes on the issue Wednesday.
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Metra expands discounted student rail pass program to DePaul and Roosevelt universitiesAug 17, 2026 5:54 pm - Metra began offering cheaper fares to University of Illinois Chicago participants in fall 2024 and thousands signed up. Now the program is being expanded to DePaul and Roosevelt universities.