Marni Pyke

As a high school student, studying physics in a classroom wasn't enough for Curtis Szajkovics. So, he and fellow science aficionados designed a giant catapult that won international recognition.

Curtis Szajkovics is a flight controller with NASA contractor Firefly Aerospace, helping to guide a spacecraft to a moon landing.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said he's optimistic new bipartisan legislation seeking to increase the age for mandated road tests from 79 to 87 will succeed where similar bills failed.

Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, Regional Transportation Authority leaders have issued their own transit rescue plan.

After months of promising to impose tariffs, Donald Trump takes the oath of office Monday.

It was a bit of a scramble, but Larisa Calvanese has her red ball gown, and she's good to go.

Can you please show your ID? Illinoisans can anticipate whipping out their iPhones to display driver’s licenses instead of digging into their wallets later this year. Illinois Secretary of State Ale...

About 2,000 undocumented immigrants could be deported from Chicago in the coming days by President Donald Trump’s administration, Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday. Trump campaigned on mass deportations...

The clock is ticking for transit agencies facing a crater-sized budget hole, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski warned at a Wednesday meeting.

Metra may leverage low-interest federal loans to replace or repair some of its oldest bridges.