Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Today’s Headlines

Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 13

By John Greenfield | Mar 13, 2020 | No Comments

Officials announce new measures to limit coronavirus spread, including CTA protocols (WTTW) Metra and Amtrak ridership is falling amid coronavirus fears, CTA holds steady (WGN) Hinz: As a transportation and service hub, Chicago will be forever changed after epidemic (Crain’s) Driver killed in West Lawn hit-and-run identified as Steve Smith (ABC) 3 cell phone robberies […]

This post is supported by

Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 12

By John Greenfield | Mar 12, 2020 | No Comments

Here’s what CTA and Metra say they’re doing to fight the spread of coronavirus Metra riders say trains are empty as people stay home, but ridership is steady on CTA (Block Club) CTA police shooting victim Ariel Roman has filed a federal lawsuit agains the city (Tribune) Tow truck driver runs several lights, kills motorist, […]

This post is supported by

Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 10

By John Greenfield | Mar 10, 2020 | No Comments

How a woman who rode Amtrak from Chicago to St. Louis triggered coronavirus concerns (Tribune) Editorial: What’s the best Obama center outcome? S. Side revival without displacement (Tribune) 54-unit TOD is being built as-of-right on parking lot behind Uptown Theater (Block Club) Police: 5 injured after BMW driver runs light in Chatham (Fox) Study: Fatal […]

This post is supported by

Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 9

By John Greenfield | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

As Chicago police flood CTA with cops, Red Line shooting underscores holes in training (Tribune) 15 hurt after driver veers into path of CTA bus in Park Manor (NBC) Driver sideswipes man on scooter on Belmont in Lakeview, seriously injuring him (Sun-Times) Unlicensed teen driver injures Woman, 27, and girl, 3, in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times) […]

This post is supported by

Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 6

By John Greenfield | Mar 6, 2020 | No Comments

Proposed changes to MED schedule raises concerns with 59th Street stop users (Sun-Times) Des Plaines awaits Metra approval of new train station on Oakton Street (Journal & Topics) Metra’s reverse-commute service to Lake County exceeding first-year goal (Mass Transit) Driver who killed Alyssa Lendino, 16, while doing 107 mph gets 4 years in prison (Tribune) […]

Show More Stories