Transportation | Residual cancellations, delays continue at Chicago’s airports due to global tech outage By Rebecca Johnson July 20, 2024 at 4:57 p.m. O’Hare International Airport had more than 120 flights canceled by 3:45 p.m., and nearly 330...
Transportation | Flights disrupted. Radio stations knocked off the air. Mobile ordering suspended. Global technology outage creates headaches in Chicago area. By Sarah Freishtat July 19, 2024 at 5:09 p.m. The issues were caused by a faulty software update and affected computers running Microsoft Windows,...
National News | A faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments By Charlotte Graham-McLay July 19, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on...
Transportation | Boeing case puts a spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants By David Koenig July 18, 2024 at 8:50 p.m. After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid...
News | Metra resolves computer problem after 2 hours of serious delays By Sarah Freishtat July 16, 2024 at 8:25 p.m. Problems with the trains' collision avoidance system made it difficult to control train traffic, according...
Transportation | As O’Hare sheltered in place during storm, passengers rode the winds out aboard planes: ‘It felt very vulnerable’ By Rebecca Johnson July 17, 2024 at 9:41 a.m. The O’Hare air traffic control tower evacuated during the storm, as did the FAA’s Terminal...
Lake County News-Sun | Driver killed in crash with Metra train near Ingleside By Clifford Ward July 15, 2024 at 10:29 a.m. A motorist was killed Monday when their vehicle collided with a commuter train near Ingleside,...
Transportation | Forget upgrading the family car. These Chicago parents bought cargo bikes instead. By Sarah Freishtat July 12, 2024 at 4:02 p.m. Cargo-bike parents say the bikes offer the ability to avoid increasingly bad traffic and make...
Transportation | Embattled CTA president starts to add back trains after years of service cuts By Sarah Freishtat July 11, 2024 at 6:20 p.m. The CTA says it has boosted scheduled service by 9% since April, most of that...
Transportation | Metra service to O’Hare is about to get much better — for the DNC, at least By Sarah Freishtat July 12, 2024 at 6:07 a.m. Metra will run shuttle trains to O'Hare as the DNC brings dignitaries, politicians and other...