Marni Pyke

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Marni Pyke

Passengers disembark an outbound Metra train at the Naperville station on Thursday. Metra faces steep service cuts unless state lawmakers can help fill a budget shortfall soon. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] For months, the Regional Transportation Authority has warned of massive service cuts if the Illinois General Assembly fails to rescue transit from a $771 million “fiscal cliff” in 2026, the result of federal COVID-19 aid drying up.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Marni Pyke

Traffic zips along northbound Route 53 near I-90 in Schaumburg. The Illinois tollway will be closing the ramp from eastbound I-90 to northbound Route 53 for several to modernize the toll plaza. Daily Herald File Photo Eastbound Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) drivers seeking to merge north onto Route 53 in Schaumburg should expect delays and a detour starting Sunday evening.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Marni Pyke

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the ranking member of the Senate Transportation Subcommittee, prepares for a hearing in March. This week, she introduced a bill to upgrade ground transportation in and out of airports. AP There’s a special kind of angst that comes from being within sight of O’Hare International Airport, only to run smack into traffic or transit dysfunction. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth hopes to reduce that stress.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Marni Pyke

United Airlines is set to receive five more gates at O’Hare International Airport, a move that has American Airlines suing the city of Chicago. Daily Herald File Photo United Airlines is celebrating more gates at O’Hare International Airport, even as competitor American Airlines is in court trying to reverse that win for its competitor.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Marni Pyke

New Metra railcars, like the one shown in this sketch, should start showing up in stations in late 2026 through 2029. That’s later than expected. The agency is blaming the delay on a longer-than-expected design process. Courtesy of Metra/YouTube Metra riders will have to wait until late 2026 for the debut of new railcars with cupholders and outlets, officials said last week. The agency ordered 200 railcars from Alstom Transportation Inc. in 2021, with the expectation of delivery in 2024.