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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 20

By John Greenfield | May 20, 2020 | No Comments

Tribune editorial calls on Lightfoot to reopen the lakefront with safety measures CARA launches a petition to safely reopening the Lakefront Trail and other paths Ald. Martin launches map where neighbors can highlight crowding on sidewalks (Block Club) Bus driver becomes 5th CTA employee to die from COVID-19 (ABC) $200K bail for driver charged with killing […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday May 19

By John Greenfield | May 19, 2020 | No Comments

We need to make transit safer during C-19, but walk/bike upgrades will add resiliency (MPC) Delivery driver charged with aggravated battery after seriously injuring worker with car (Block Club) Metra’s new Peterson/Ridge station will break ground this year (Block Club) Car dealership will be demolished as CTA starts temporary Red Line station work (Block Club) […]

Today’s Headlines for Monday, May 18

By John Greenfield | May 18, 2020 | No Comments

Chicago Council’s Sam Kling on how our city can avoid a post-pandemic traffic crisis (Tribune) Herald: Don’t expect public transit to bounce back to ‘normal’ when COVID-19 retreats Kamin: Lightfoot should rethink the closure of LFT, which prioritized driving over biking (Tribune) Chicago Transit Board amends fund to aid CTA families affected by virus (Progressive […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday May 14

By John Greenfield | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

Preckwinkle plans to move forward with reduced-fare South Side Metra plan this fall (Sun-Times) What will the CTA look like after Chicago reopens? Experts weigh in (Tribune) Power outages, Metra delays after Loop ComEd vault fire (Sun-Times) Months after it opened, N. Shore Channel Trail bridge is officially ready to ride (Block Club) No youth […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 14

By John Greenfield | May 14, 2020 | No Comments

Chicago-Area transit agencies still waiting on stimulus cash (WTTW) CTA, union clash over train cleaning procedures amid COVID-19 pandemic (WTTW) CBS: Even though CTA ridership has plummeted, violent crime has remained consistent Lightfoot says lakefront will stay closed when Chicago enters next phase of reopening (Block Club) Naperville Park District may take legal action to […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 13

By John Greenfield | May 13, 2020 | No Comments

Chicago is still planning to do another scooter pilot this summer (Time Out) Man, 48, crashed car into a brick building at 3036 W. Irving Park (Block Club) 2 people seriously injured Wednesday night in crash near Devon and Cicero (CBS) Street vendors are struggling during the pandemic (Block Club) Chicago public pools may not […]

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