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A sign prohibiting activity by federal immigration agents is visible at the entrance of the Alpha Lot as Maringas Towing hauls away a white sedan left behind by a man detained inside the lot near Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Oct. 23, 2025. The lot is frequently used by rideshare drivers and has seen several raids. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Advocate warned city that feds might target rideshare drivers at O’Hare weeks before airport raids, emails show

December 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

An advocate for rideshare drivers first emailed the city on Sept. 19. But the city did not appear to take any action until a raid at the parking lot three...

Construction sontinues on O’Hare International Airport’s Global Terminal Concourse D expansion, Oct. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

City considers shifting O’Hare construction plans as report urges it to do so

December 3, 2025 at 3:07 p.m.

A report released by the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul urges the city to consider shifting its O’Hare rebuild plans around.

SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer speaks during a news conference at the union's office in Chicago on Oct. 10, 2019. SEIU Local 73 filed a petition to add about 1,600 school-based CPS workers to its ranks. (Raquel Zaldivar/baiduhai)

SEIU looks to beef up CPS ranks amid dispute with teachers union

December 3, 2025 at 1:53 p.m.

SEIU Local 73 filed a petition to add about 1,600 school-based Chicago Public Schools workers to its ranks. The Chicago Teachers Union contends some below with it.

Aurora roofing company VP called Black worker ‘slave,’ EEOC lawsuit alleges

November 25, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

The EEOC sued Rosemont-based Tecta America and its Aurora-based subsidiary Anthony Roofing in federal court in Chicago after failing to reach a pre-litigation settlement.

Pace and CTA buses travel on Jackson Boulevard at Clinton Street in Chicago, Aug. 18, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

CTA, Pace awarded federal grants for hybrid buses

November 24, 2025 at 2:02 p.m.

The grant will allow the CTA to buy up to 150 fully-accessible hybrid buses, the agency said.

Travelers in Terminal 3 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 7, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Flying for Thanksgiving? Airlines say travel is back to normal after delays and cancellations earlier this month.

November 24, 2025 at 1:53 p.m.

Travelers heading to O’Hare International and Midway airports this week can rest assured that a government shutdown-related national air traffic meltdown has been averted, airlines said.

Lawrence Reed, 50, faces a federal charge after he allegedly poured gasoline on a 26-year-old woman riding a CTA Blue Line train and set her on fire, police said. (U.S. District Court)

Man accused of Blue Line attack ordered held on federal terrorism charge

November 21, 2025 at 5:51 p.m.

A man facing a federal terrorism charge for allegedly dousing a 26-year-old woman with gasoline and lighting her on fire on a Blue Line train car was ordered detained while...

Man hit with federal terrorism charge for setting woman on fire on CTA Blue Line, shouts ‘I plead guilty!’ in court

November 19, 2025 at 7:32 p.m.

Prosecutors Wednesday afternoon charged Lawrence Reed, of Chicago, with a single count of terrorism against a mass transportation system in an attack on the CTA Blue Line.

Nora Leerhsen, the CTA's acting president, walks alongside a 1920s-era 4000-series railcar in the Loop on Oct. 1, 2025, where the CTA celebrated its 78th anniversary with Heritage Fleet Program rides for customers. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

No service cuts, no layoffs and no fare increases: CTA board approves rosy-looking 2026 budget

November 12, 2025 at 1:38 p.m.

An influx of about $142 million in revenue derived from the state’s mass transit funding bill will prevent any cuts and allow for some modest improvements at the agency.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gives a thumbs-up while taking a selfie with two young travelers before holding a news conference in Terminal 2 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Nov. 11, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Flying will get worse if government shutdown doesn’t end, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says at O’Hare

November 11, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

Duffy’s comments came the week after the FAA ordered U.S. airlines to cut flights to maintain safety as the federal government shutdown dragged on.

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