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A United Airlines jet gets towed past an American Airlines maintenance hangar at O'Hare International Airport, April 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

American and United are in stalemate at O’Hare, but rivalry keeps growing

By Shun Graves

October 22, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

With the rivalry at an imposed stalemate, both airlines turned to making underhanded barbs against...

The Chicago skyline backdrops the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

By Robert Channick

October 6, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Conde Nast Traveler received nearly 800,000 votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which cover...

Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the...

Giant fiberglass Paul Bunyon Hotdog Statue in Atlanta, Illinois, seen on June 21, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Go big and stay home! Why Illinois loves its roadside monsters.

By Christopher Borrelli

July 2, 2025 at 8:38 a.m.

Our state loves its towering Abe Lincolns and ketchup bottles. Looking for a road trip?...

The eastbound end of Route 66 at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, June 21, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Route 66 road trip: The last — or first — 300 miles in Illinois

By Jonathan Bullington

June 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Route 66 often conjures images of quaint small towns, but its foundation has always been...

Lea Davis and her partner lost their home in the Fountain Park neighborhood of St. Louis when it was condemned due to storm damage from a May 16 tornado. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Route 66 road trip: A deadly twister crosses a long-standing divide in St. Louis, Missouri

By Jonathan Bullington

June 29, 2025 at 6:51 a.m.

A month after a deadly tornado ripped through St. Louis, the extensive damage and slow...

Machelle Smith, operations manager and "jack-of-all trades" of the Galena Sentinel-Times newspaper stands after sending the paper off before deadline at their office on Route 66 near the Missouri border in Galena, Kansas, June 17, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Route 66 road trip: Print day at a 145-year-old newspaper in Galena, Kansas

By Jonathan Bullington

June 27, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

Kansas has by far the shortest segment of Route 66 of all eight states. Along...

Victory Cruise Lines' Victory II ship at Chicago's Navy Pier on May 12, 2025, the day it was christened ahead of its inaugural sailing on all five of the Great Lakes. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Inaugural Great Lakes cruise sets sail from Chicago’s Navy Pier to Toronto

By Tracey Teo

June 24, 2025 at 4:07 p.m.

Victory Cruise Lines christened its ship Victory II at Navy Pier in May, one of...

Payton Brickey delivers fried onion burgers at Johnnie’s Hamburgers & Coneys in El Reno, Oklahoma, June 14, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Route 66 road trip: Hamburgers so savory, they can make you cry in El Reno, Oklahoma

By Jonathan Bullington

June 24, 2025 at 12:11 p.m.

Plenty of places put onions on burgers. Few have been doing it as long, or...

The windmill atop the former Pioneer Motel in Lansing faces the interchange of Torrence Avenue and the Kingery Expressway June 7, 2025, amid the motel's demolition. An effort to save and relocate the windmill is underway. (Paul Eisenberg/Daily Southtown)

Landmarks: Pioneer Motel’s iconic windmill comes down along I-80 in Lansing

By Paul Eisenberg

June 20, 2025 at 10:31 a.m.

The "crime-loaded" Pioneer Motel along Interstate 80 in Lansing is being demolished, but an effort...

Karen Holmes joins a crowd of about 40 people for a “No Kings Day” protest along Route 66 in Elk City, Oklahoma, June 14, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Route 66 road trip: Feeling less alone at a ‘No Kings’ protest in Elk City, Oklahoma

By Jonathan Bullington

June 24, 2025 at 12:11 p.m.

In Beckham County, Oklahoma, Donald Trump won 84% of the vote in the 2024 election....

Route 66 tourists visit the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, on June 13, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Route 66 road trip: Devil’s rope, an infamous gap and a Panhandle-sized challenge in Amarillo, Texas

By Jonathan Bullington

June 20, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

Route 66 extends nearly 180 miles across the Texas Panhandle. About 20 miles east of...

This June 2023 United States Coast Guard still frame from video provided by Pelagic Research Services, shows remains of the Titan submersible, center, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard Video courtesy Pelagic Research Services via AP)

Today in History: Titan submersible implodes

By Associated Press

June 18, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On June 18, 2023, the submersible vessel Titan, on an expedition of view the wreckage...