Digging in: Major Route 53 overhaul = angst through 2026
IDOT crews are digging into a major rehab of Route 53 between Lake-Cook Road and Route 62 in northwest Cook County. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Nearly 129,000 cars and trucks drive…
'I stared down the barrel of a gun': Lawmakers focus on transit safety at hearing
CTA, Metra and Pace are under the legislative microscope as lawmakers contemplate reforms. Safety was a key issue Tuesday during a state hearing. As CTA workers described harrowing violence on…
Suburbs being 'silenced,' and a 'fragmented system that's not working': Transit reform advocates far apart
While proponents of separate bills to reform Chicago-area transit said they all aim for tighter security, a universal fare and seamless travel around the region, governance was a key difference…