Wind Wednesday night was forecast to be blowing west northwest at 10-15 mph with gusts of up to 25 mph.
Departures to the airport were grounded as of shortly before 6 p.m.
Free rides also will be available from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Red, Orange, or Green Line trains when boarding at the Roosevelt station.
The closest Polar Express experiences are available in Monticello, Illinois, near Champaign, and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
People were crying and having panic attacks, one passenger told MLive.
Half the CTA rail lines could be suspended, more than half its bus routes may be eliminated and service could end on one Metra branch.
Travelers are encouraged to use alternative routes and public transportation, authorities said.
The harrowing close call was captured on video last month.
Eight of 12 bathrooms on the plane were unusable, "causing discomfort to all on board,” according to Air India.
A survey will ask riders to choose between three options.
The airport came in fifth on the list.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
The switching problem near the Clark/Lake stop led to delays on the Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple lines Tuesday morning.
The high Monday is projected to be a mere 6 degrees with a Monday night low of 4 degrees below zero.
“Motorists should still expect occasional, temporary lane closures in the coming weeks," the state transportation department warned.
“As we approach the finish line on the most complex piece of the Kennedy project, we appreciate your continued patience."
Plan ahead with this list of all the lane and road closures scheduled for the holiday weekend across Chicago and its surrounding counties.
The CTA Train Tracker will let you know if you are hopping on a holiday ride with a candy cane logo.
The marathon will take place on Sunday, October 13 at 7:30 a.m. The wheelchair start will be at 7:20 a.m.
Repairs to the bridge over the Des Plaines River in Robinson Woods will reduce lanes in both Chicago and Schiller Park.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday.
The reversible express lanes that run from Ohio Street to the I-94 interchange will close until late fall, IDOT officials expect.
The disruptions come as bitter cold and the threat of snow blanket the Chicago area.
An All Nippon Airways aircraft clipped a Delta plane while it was parking at a gate after arriving from Detroit.
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded air traffic at O'Hare International Airport as heavy and blowing snow has moved into the area.
The off-duty Chicago police officer was so distracted by her cellphone she veered onto the sidewalk on State Street, she told investigators.
The Chicago Fire Department confirmed this was a level 2 hazmat situation.
Metra announced that trains on its BNSF lines out of Union Station were delayed by up to an hour after cold temps caused switches to freeze.
The new system takes Metra pricing back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and eliminates $6 and $10 day passes and $100 monthly passes.
The Chicago-based carrier cited "a systemwide technology issue" and said it was holding all aircraft.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday morning, causing flight cancelations and delays out of Florida.
Inbound and outbound Metra trains are moving again after train traffic was halted in both directions at Cicero Avenue due to the strike.
The Rock Island train was carrying 600 passengers and Metra officials have not said what caused the front cars to derail at 15th Street.
The race is set to take place on July 1-2 in Grant Park.
Funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's RAISE grant program will expand electric bus operation in Chicago.
Most streets are expected reopen July 10.
It will now take less than five hours to travel between the cities by train.
State and local leaders gathered Thursday morning in Chatham to break ground on one of three stations getting major renovations.
The inbound train from Michigan was pulling in when Amtrak officials said the engine derailed before crews detached it from passenger cars.