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Traffic and commuting expected to return to normal on Tuesday

Tuesday at 7:55 a.m.

Expressway traffic jams and the familiar hunt for curbside parking in downtown Chicago return Tuesday, as the daily commute gets back to normal after the … Read more ›

Metra riders, many with backpacks and rolling bags, exit trains Friday downtown. Metra is advising passengers on all its lines that they will be subject to screening and restrictions on what they can carry on trains during the NATO summit. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / May 11, 2012)

Metra: Customers will face screenings, searches during NATO summit

May 12 at 12:10 p.m.

Forget that cup of coffee or water bottle. And leave your backpack at home. Those are among the messages Metra is sending to riders who … Read more ›

A sign on 175th Street near Valley View Drive alerts drivers to a bike path crossing. The Active Transportation Plan being considered by Tinley Park village officials would expand the area's existing infrastructure for pedestrian and bike travel. (Ashley Rueff/TribLocal)

Pedestrians, cyclists get the attention of Tinley Park planners

By Ashley Rueff | May 3 at 3:16 p.m.

Tinley Park officials are working on a plan to make it easier and safer for residents to get around town without their cars. A new … Read more ›

Illinois to spend less on highways and arterial streets

April 30 at 7:16 p.m.

Spending on highways and arterial streets maintained by the state will decline about 20 percent overall in Illinois in the next six years under an … Read more ›

U.S. gas prices see first drop since December; Chicago still highest

April 22 at 7:27 p.m.

The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States declined for the first time since mid-December, dropping 5.44 cents over the … Read more ›

A Metra train passes underneath McCormick Place this month. Trains will be allowed to run under the convention center during next month's NATO summit. (Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune / April 11, 2012)

Trains to run under NATO summit at McCormick Place

April 13 at 3:32 p.m.

In a signal that downtown Chicago won’t be placed on a virtual security lockdown during the NATO summit next month, trains will be permitted to … Read more ›

Enhancements to website will provide more openness and information about Metra

April 12 at 7:29 a.m.

In a move toward more openness and accountability, Metra is providing enhancements to its website that it said will allow the public to track more … Read more ›

Bucky's Express gas station in Hoffman Estates is selling premium gasoline for $4.71 a gallon. (Mary Rakoczy/TribLocal)

Gas prices: Can you top that?

April 3 at 10:28 a.m.

Shelling out wads of cash to fill up the car can make any jaw-dropped driver gulp. Next time you top off at the pump, see … Read more ›

Tollway plugs in electric car charging stations

March 29 at 6:10 p.m.

Gov. Pat Quinn today joined officials with the Illinois Tollway to highlight a network of electric car charging stations that are being installed across the … Read more ›

From the community

Leaving Bangkok

By Mathew Schultz | March 27 at 11:38 p.m.

As the sun peered over the tops of stained concrete buildings, the slowly waking city sounds accentuate my final morning in Bangkok; I’m not sure … Read more ›

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