Jon Hilkevitch

This weekend's near-shutdown along the inbound Kennedy Expressway begins Friday night, when drivers, downtown business owners and summer event organizers will start to see whether a feared "carmageddon'' takes hold....

The investigation into the CTA train wreck in March at the O'Hare station prompted a federal alert Thursday to all U.S. rail transit systems to conduct tests ensuring adequate stopping...

All U.S. transit agencies that operate rail systems received a federal alert Thursday to conduct tests ensuring adequate stopping distance of trains in emergency-braking situations, to avoid the risk of...