By Gary Washburn, Chicago Tribune Dec. 7--Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday named Frank Kruesi, a longtime but controversial friend and adviser, to head the city's Washington office.

By Chicago Tribune Jul. 27--There aren't a lot of success stories coming out of Springfield this year, unless you think the longest overtime session in history is something to brag about. But lawmakers are close to an agreement on a long-term solution to the region's mass transit mess.

The Chicago Transit Authority was ordered to rehire a former manager who was deemed responsible for errors in thousands of rail system maps. Charles F.

By Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune Apr. 24--When is that bus coming? Any CTA customer who has a computer or a wireless device with Internet access soon will be able to find out using technology that the agency's board decided Monday to install on all of its buses.

By Chicago Tribune Apr. 20--Chicago Transit Authority riders sitting idle in Blue Line "slow zones" have been sticking pins in their little Frank Kruesi dolls for months.