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Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 25

By John Greenfield | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington: My beloved CTA is in crisis Passengers evacuate CTA Blue Line train in Logan Square after smoky “mechanical problem” (Fox) CTA Red Line trains delayed at 47th Street Saturday morning due to person on tracks (Fox) 2 dead in East Chicago following high-speed police chase after driver who fled traffic stop […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 22

By John Greenfield | Apr 22, 2022 | No Comments

More coverage of how removal of Madison medians contributed to cyclist’s death (NBC, Block Club) ELPC director calls for building a protected bike lane network to fight climate change (Crain’s) Lightfoot will release climate action plan today. No word yet if it will include more free gas cards. (ABC) Instead of giving away free gasoline, […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 21

By John Greenfield | Apr 21, 2022 | No Comments

Free Chicago gas and transit card giveaway narrowly passes budget committtee, full vote on 4/27 (NBC) Can the federal government help make the CTA safer? Durbin discusses the issue (ABC) Tio Hardiman, fired from Ceasefire after 2013 domestic violence arrest, offers “violence interrupters” for CTA (Sun-Times) State worker charged with DUI, reckless homicide in SW […]

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 20

By John Greenfield | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments

CTA, Pace, Metra, Uber, Lyft, airports lift mask requirements after Pritzker amends state requirement (ABC) Help build a transportation platform for Illinois’ gubernatorial election (Active Trans) Wilson wants gasoline taxes waived for his next traffic-clogging, polluting mayoral campaign PR stunt (Block Club) Yehuala Melkama, 44, fatally struck in Uptown by driver who failed to yield […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 19

By John Greenfield | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

Bike Lane Uprising discusses how West Loop median removal contributed to bike injury crash (Block Club) After federal mask mandate struck down, CTA, Metra, aviation dept. say they will still require masks (ABC) Male driver, 26, killed after being ejected from vehicle during rollover crash in Plato Township Man, 71, injured after SUV driver crashed […]

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