On CTA trains and buses, it’s commonplace for gazes to be fixed firmly at the rubber flooring of the train lest unwanted attention is drawn from the wrong person. In many Western cultures, staring is ...

If a new state bill is passed by the state legislature, it would make it illegal to look at your cellphone while in a crosswalk.

It's become a growing problem, with pedestrians stepping into crosswalks with their eyes focused on their phones instead of on traffic. Visitor Gerald Payne says he sees it all the time. "It's bad ...