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Greyhound stations were once a big part of America. Now, many of them are being shut

Greyhound bus stations are being shut down and redeveloped. The closures are leaving passengers without a warm place to get a snack, use the restroom or wait for the bus.

WEKU

A rising tide of infrastructure funding floats new hope for Great Lakes shipping

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize them.

WEKU

Illinois in the middle of the road nationally on traffic safety

A new report finds the state needs to boost highway safety with motorcycle helmet requirements, child passenger safety rules and teen driving regulations.

Chicago Sun-Times

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After CTA Yellow Line crash, here’s what we know about train safety

Sun-Times reporter Sophie Sherry and transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman appeared on WBEZ’s Reset to talk about the recent CTA Yellow Line crash and what it means for train safety.

Chicago Sun-Times

Passengers question role of human error in CTA Yellow Line crash

Passengers ask why a snow plow was on an active track. A transportation expert wonders how the CTA didn’t know stopping distances. Thirty-eight people were injured.

Chicago Sun-Times

Smooth sailing: Chicago Water Taxi to restart commuter service Sept. 5

The Chicago Water Taxi will run Tuesday through Thursday, the days more Chicago commuters head to the office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicagoans may see fewer flights, higher fares to New York City and D.C.

The Federal Aviation Administration last week extended a waiver that allows airlines to limit flights to and from New York City-area airports due to shortages in air traffic control staff.

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Pressure builds on UPS and Teamsters as contract talks break down

With agreements in place on noneconomic issues and potentially large costs of a strike, the company and the union have incentives to get a deal done this month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Closing Chicago’s downtown Greyhound station would have repercussions for low-income travelers, report finds

Chicago’s downtown Greyhound bus station is at risk of closing, and that could have repercussions for low-income travelers and the city’s status as a transportation hub, according to a new report from DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.

Chicago Tribune

All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears

If you're flying this holiday weekend, be prepared for crowded airports, full planes, and higher-than-normal chances that your flight will be delayed or even canceled

The Independent UK

Boeing HQ departing Chicago for Washington

The airplane manufacturer, which moved here in 2001, is moving its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., to be closer to key government officials.

Chicago Sun-Times

Residents left behind as pandemic hurts bus companies

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, Rochester City Lines, a family-owned commuter and charter bus company in Minnesota, was riding high.

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