New COVID testing site opens near Midway

There were huge lines Tuesday as the City of Chicago opened up a new testing center for COVID-19.

Woman arrested at O'Hare for allegedly boarding a plane without a ticket

Yaazmina Payton, 23, was arrested on Sunday after she boarded a plane without a ticket at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. She is charged with criminal trespassing.

Men wanted for robbery on Red Line

Chicago police are seeking two men wanted in connection with a robbery Monday on the Red Line.

TSA confiscates replica grenade at O'Hare Airport

TSA agents at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport confiscated a replica grenade on Sunday.

Southwest Airlines will stop blocking middle seats in December

Middle seats will once again be filled on flights beginning a week after Thanksgiving, and just ahead of the rest of the travel season, Southwest Airlines confirmed.

TSA screens over 1 million passengers in single day for first time since March

TSA said it screened 1,031,505 people at security checkpoints nationwide on Oct. 18, 2020. The agency hasn’t seen that volume since March 17.

Southwest Airlines to expand service to O'Hare in 2021

Southwest Airlines said Monday it will expand in Houston and Chicago by starting flights to those cities’ largest airports, stepping up its head-to-head competition against bigger airlines.

15 French bulldogs found at O’Hare warehouse allowed to stay in U.S.

A local animal rescue group has reached a deal with federal authorities that will allow 15 French bulldogs rescued from a warehouse at O’Hare International Airport to remain in the country after the the Centers for Disease Control initially had demanded their deportation.

16 French bulldogs from the Middle East found in squalid conditions at O'Hare Airport warehouse

“To touch their skin they would yip because you could see where the urine burnt their skin. Their paws were raw and bloody,” said Mary Scheffke of the Chicago French Bulldog Rescue.

California governor signs executive order to ban gas-powered cars and trucks

This rule, if not halted by a court challenge by the oil and gas industry and the Trump administration, would make California the first U.S. state with a plan to phase them out completely.

Deadline to renew expired driver’s licenses pushed back to 2021

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended the deadline to renew expired driver’s licenses and state ID cards until early next year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago mom, 2-year-old son removed from flight over mask policy

Southwest Airlines says it is looking into the incident that happened Saturday when a Chicago mom was kicked off a plane headed to Midway Airport because her 2-year-old son was having trouble wearing a mask. 

Study examines link between transit use and COVID-19
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Alex Perez from Active Transportation Alliance talks about their findings regarding the proliferation of COVID-19 on public transit and the communities of color that are most effected.