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Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 14

By John Greenfield | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments

Equiticity op-ed in Crain’s: Walking, biking, and transit conditions for POC Chicagoans are inequitable Crain’s editorial calls for a gas tax holiday in Illinois. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea (Slate) Sun-Times editorial: Chicago should consider bringing back CTA conductors and/or a transit police unit Ex-cop who worked on CTA: “Enforcing minor infractions on transit […]

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, March 11

By John Greenfield | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

SBC funder CCT sponsors “How improving Chicago’s infrastructure can boost upward mobility” (Crain’s) Federal government extends mask mandate on transit, Amtrak, intercity buses, and planes through 4/18 (CNN) 2 killed, 2 injured after speeding driver runs stop sign, strikes another vehicle, hits tree in W. Pullman (NBC) Driver, 77, fatally struck pedestrian at 4:30 AM […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 10

By John Greenfield | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

More coverage of plan to more than double number of guards on CTA (Tribune, ABC, Block Club) CTA operator union prez calls guards “window dressing,” wants return of conductors (Sun-Times) Driver, 25, dead after speeding, striking guardrail and pole on DLSD near 51st (Fox) Driver ran stop sign, striking another vehicle and causing it to […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 9

By John Greenfield | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

Lightfoot will provide update on CTA safety hours after man, 25, shot in stomach on Red Line near 63rd (NBC) Chicago Loop Alliance ambassadors will begin patrolling and giving directions at Metra station (Loop North) Officials: 4 killed after driver tried to beat freight train at a crossing at 155th/Halsted in Harvey (ABC) Hit-and-run drivers […]

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