Marni Pyke

Four Northern Illinois Transit Authority directors are appointed but 16 more are yet to be chosen, as the fledgling agency overseeing Metra, Pace and the CTA takes shape.

Metra passengers across the region have the chance to ride in a traveling tribute to the nation's 250th anniversary this summer.

The number of Illinois residents making an escape this historical July Fourth holiday is up while gas prices are down compared to the Memorial Day break, AAA reports. A gallon of regular gas averaged ...

Before Chicago emerged as the state's powerhouse, another metro area hundreds of miles away in southern Illinois played a key role in the American Revolution.

No one was injured after an early morning house fire broke out in Winfield Friday.

How do you reopen three Terminal 1 gates, close two others and shift a taxiway at the nation's busiest airport?

Why does the Illinois tollway want to hike rates? How come an interchange study costs $240 million? Why are we rehabbing the Central Tri-State after fixing it?

Back-to-back hearings this week on the Illinois tollway's proposed capital program and rate hike offered a full-court press from supporters in the construction industry tempered with skepticism from some drivers.

Conflicting narratives about the merits and flaws of the Illinois tollway’s new $26.5 billion capital program and a related toll hike emerged Wednesday in Glen Ellyn. “The tollway is safe, depend...

Fresh faces will predominate at the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority, with a majority of members slated as of this week.