The CDC drafted a sweeping order last month requiring all passengers and employees to wear masks on all forms of public and commercial transportation in the U.S.

The rebuilt west-to-north ramp on the Jane Byrne Interchange will reopen Wednesday, weather permitting, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Chicago is adding 66 Divvy docking stations on the Far South Side, starting with a station in the city’s West Chatham neighborhood.

The Illinois Tollway is slashing late fees by 85%, to $3 from $20 for every unpaid toll.

Long-haul drivers face closed rest stops, lack of COVID-19 testing and inconsistent use of masks as they travel through the country during the pandemic.

Metra is restoring service to three lines, and adding new express service, as people start to gradually return to work.

CTA and Pace will start to collect bus fares again.

The city's transportation department is adding more bikeways and more open streets, while planning to close more sections of streets on weekends to allow for outdoor dining. Transportation commissioner Gia Biagi said the coronavirus pandemic offers opportunities to test new ways of using street space.

Billionaire Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin is giving $5 million to help repair the Lakefront Trail, which has been damaged by storms and high water.

Traffic congestion is starting to return to area roads, with the easing of pandemic business restrictions.

Metra officials say the railroad continues to suffer heavy shortfalls in both ticket sales and regional sales tax revenues, which help pay for transit.

The CTA on Monday has launched a new “rider dashboard” with color coding to let passengers know when buses are too crowded to allow for safe social distancing and protect against spread of the coronavirus.

Scooters are coming back to a bigger area of the city, but with new rules, requirements.

Riders are slowly trickling back to public transit, wearing masks and sitting far apart on mostly empty trains.

Chicago River bridges are going up for sailboats again, though the harbors are not yet open.

A CTA bus driver has sued the agency for allegedly violating his free speech rights, after he said he was suspended for talking with other drivers about their concerns over transporting police officers during last week’s protests.

CTA plans some service interruptions this summer to make way for major station and track work on the Red and Purple lines.

A local advocacy group for biking, walking and transit launched a petition on Tuesday to bring back full CTA service and Divvy bikes. The mayor says not so fast.

Metra will be out of service for a second day on Tuesday, while the CTA and Pace both imposed multiple service cutbacks and a second overnight shutdown after a weekend of mass looting and violent clashes with police.

The long-awaited dream of western access to O'Hare International Airport came a step closer to reality Thursday, when the Tollway board OK'd agreements with two major railroads near O'Hare.

The Jackson Boulevard bridge over the Kennedy Expressway will close Friday for two years.