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There are now two more ways for residents fed up with jet noise from O'Hare International Airport to file complaints.

New O’Hare noise complaint hotline, website take off

August 18, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

There are new ways for residents fed up with jet noise from O'Hare International Airport to file complaints. Two state lawmakers representing the northwest suburbs, Sen. Dan Kotowski and Rep....

The pre-tax benefit for commuters who drive to work and park their cars is higher than the benefit for commuters who take trains or buses.

Advocates: Transit riders deserve a tax break to match drivers who park

June 18, 2018 at 6:52 a.m.

In a transportation world not firing on all cylinders, people who crowd the roads every day by driving to work are offered nearly twice the federal tax relief for parking...

CTA cracks down on abuse of free, reduced-fare rides

August 18, 2019 at 6:14 p.m.

The CTA is cracking down on fraud involving free-ride and reduced-fare Ventra cards, a problem fueled by schemes and illegal card-sharing that costs the agency millions of dollars a year,...

CTA crack down: Free-ride, reduced-fare Ventra cards

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 a.m.

The CTA is cracking down on fraud involving free-ride and reduced-fare Ventra cards, a problem fueled by schemes and illegal card-sharing that costs the agency millions of dollars a year,...

Chicago's hotline for jet noise complaints related to O'Hare should be replaced by live operators, three members of Congress told the city's aviation chief.

Lawmakers: O’Hare noise hotline needs real people, kindness

August 18, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

Chicago's automated hotline for jet noise complaints is undependable and should be replaced by real people who know the issue and can "compassionately respond," three Chicago-area members of Congress said...

Midway safety system will bring jets to grinding halt

June 17, 2018 at 4:39 a.m.

Midway Airport is the first airport in the world to install a bed of lightweight glass rocks beyond the end of a runway that in an emergency crumbles to bring...

The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission didn't discuss noise referendums at its meeting Friday.

O’Hare noise commission silent on voter referendums

August 18, 2019 at 6:17 p.m.

This week's voter referendums on jet noise were the elephant in the room that officials did not address Friday during a meeting of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission. Commission members...

Joseph Szabo, left, shown in June, who has headed the Federal Railroad Administration for about five years, is leaving the agency next month to become a senior fellow at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

Federal railroad chief returning to Chicago to focus on transportation issues

August 18, 2019 at 6:11 p.m.

The nation's top railroad official is stepping down and will return to his Chicago-area roots to join the metropolitan region's planning agency to work on local transportation issues, officials said...

Voters speak loudly on O’Hare noise

August 18, 2019 at 6:17 p.m.

Chicago and suburban voters sent a clear message to federal aviation officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday that a combination of strict controls and remedies including more residential soundproofing...

A fueling station that will sell alternative fuels to the public and to commercial fleets, including operators of taxis and rental car shuttle buses, will be built near O'Hare International Airport.

O’Hare filling station to sell alternative fuels

August 18, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.

An environmentally cleaner fueling station will open near O'Hare International Airport in 2016, city aviation officials said Monday. The Chicago Department of Aviation said it has contracted with two companies...

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