1977: A bystander called it “a slow-motion horror.” The Tribune called it the worst crash in Chicago Transit Authority ...

Across North America, there is a grassroots clamouring for the return of railway lines that once provided a reliable and affordable alternative to cars and planes ...

Analysis: Free agency and the draft can provide specific tweaks for a Bears offense already set on a path toward success in the future by coach Ben Johnson.

David Dech was hired Monday as the third president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation ...

For many Curious City listeners, the best movie shot in the city is “The Fugitive” (1993). Of its seven Academy Award nominations, it won best supporting actor, awarded to Tommy Lee Jones (seems ...

Screengrab of surveillance footage included in a federal complaint that prosecutors say shows Lawrence Reed on a Chicago Blue Line train holding a lit bottle, Nov. 17, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Attorney's ...

The deranged career criminal charged with setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge for allegedly trying to torch City Hall just days earlier.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This still image taken from Chicago Transit Authority surveillance footage and included in a federal court record shows a man who ...

This still image taken from Chicago Transit Authority surveillance footage and included in a federal court record shows a man who federal authorities identified as Lawrence Reed holding a flaming ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday threatened to withhold transit funding for Chicago trains and buses, and demanded more police protection, citing an incident ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Passengers say the journey on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief — delays and all — is worth it: no TSA lines, ground-level ...