Metra, CTA add service for weekend events across Chicago
The CTA and Metra will be providing additional services to accommodate customers going to Spring Awakening, Ribfest, the Chicago Blues Fest and Copa America Centenario this weekend.
TSA sends dozens of screeners to help cut O'Hare wait times
The Transportation Security Administration is immediately sending 58 new security officers and four more bomb-sniffing dog teams to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to address long delays at security checkpoints.
4 injured in Englewood rollover crash
Four people were injured in a rollover crash late Friday in the South South Englewood neighborhood.
Man killed in Lake Shore Drive motorcycle crash
A man was killed in a crash Friday night on South Lake Shore Drive in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side.
Switch problems causing delays across multiple Metra lines
Switching problems were causing delays across multiple Metra lines Friday morning.
Man, 59, dies after crashing into light pole in Beverly
A 59-year-old man died early Saturday after he crashed his car into a light pole in the Beverly neighborhood on the Far South Side.
3 injured when car crashes into Green Door Tavern
Three people were injured when a hit-and-run driver caused a car to slam into the Green Door Tavern in River North early Sunday, according to Chicago Police.
Owner of two lauded Chicago bistros dies in pile-up crash on Ike
South Loop resident Angela Marti pulled up outside French restaurant La Sardine Saturday evening, expecting to enjoy a chocolate soufflé for her birthday.
Security increased at Chicago airports, CTA stations after Brussels attacks
A Chicago Police spokesman said Tuesday morning that authorities have increased security presence at the city’s airports and transportation hubs after about 30 people were killed in an explosion at a Brussels airport.
Emergency repairs close Stevenson between Dan Ryan and Lake Shore
Emergency repairs have shut down all but one inbound lane of the Stevenson Expressway at King Drive on Tuesday morning, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
1 dead, 2 injured in wrong-way Bishop Ford crash in Dolton
One person was killed and two others were injured in a wrong-way crash early Saturday on the Bishop Ford Freeway in south suburban Dolton.
3 injured in Gresham crash
Three people were injured, one critically, in a crash early Saturday in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
Metra to close 95th and 99th station ticket offices
Metra has announced that the Rock Island Beverly Branch Line’s 95th and 99th Street station ticket offices will close Monday due to declining on-site ticket sales.
Woman seriously injured in Lake Shore Drive rollover crash
A south suburban man was charged with DUI after a rollover crash on Lake Shore Drive that left a woman seriously injured early Saturday on the South Side.
More than 200 flights canceled Sunday after East Coast storm
More than 200 flights were canceled at Chicago’s airports Sunday because of the large snowstorm that hit the East Coast over the weekend.
Car slams into squad vehicle during traffic stop on Kennedy
A suspected drunken driver slammed her car into the back of the squad vehicle of an Illinois State Police trooper who was in the middle of a traffic stop early Sunday on the Kennedy Expressway near Bucktown on the North Side.
Metra tests Wi-Fi service on train cars
Metra has begun putting Wi-Fi "hot spots" on select train cars as a part of an 11-car test run the transit agency announced last fall.
6 injured—3 critically—in Lincolnwood crash
Six people were injured Friday evening in a four-car crash in north suburban Lincolnwood.
Man injured when car crashes into Back of the Yards storefront
A 19-year-old man was injured when a car crashed into a building early Friday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.
Police: 1 killed, 2 hurt in Heart of Chicago crash
One person was killed and two others were hurt in a crash in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood early Saturday, police said.