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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 9

By John Greenfield | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

CTA awarded $912.1M in federal American Rescue Plan funds, helping to maintain service (Sun-Times) Child, 5, dies from injuries 2 weeks after Round Lake Beach crash that killed driver (Tribune) Man reportedly had medical emergency on Cumberland Blue platform, fell on tracks, survived (Nadig) Ald. Vasquez, who recently learned to ride a bike, discusses how […]

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, February 8

By John Greenfield | Feb 8, 2022 | No Comments

After years of lobbying by South Side transit advocates, CTA is poised to make 31st Street bus permanent As Motor Fuel Tax freeze debated, group says IL has 3rd-most structurally deficient bridges in nation (Capitol Fax) Expressway shooting crackdown leads to 20 arrests, dozens of license plate cameras and boost in patrols (Block Club) Car […]

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, February 7

By John Greenfield | Feb 7, 2022 | No Comments

Wrong-way driver killed after striking multiple vehicles on I-80 near Markham (Fox) Speeding driver critically injured after causing 3-car crash on 4-lane Sheridan Rd. in Beach Park (CBS) Driver cuts-off 2 state troopers responding to single-vehicle collision, causing 5-car crash on I-94 (Fox) Driver credited with evacuating school bus stalled on Metra tracks in Orland […]

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, February 3

By John Greenfield | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments

Concerns — and campaign plans — mount as Chicago’s remap battle drags on (Block Club) Hit-and-run driver injured man, 41, in Chesterton walking in street because sidewalk was unplowed (NWI Times) Tommy Howe, 24, is missing after wandering into forest preserve following car crash in north suburbs (News Nation) Dan Ryan southbound lanes blocked Wednesday […]

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, February 2

By John Greenfield | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments

USDOT: Metra will receive a $513.6 million from the American Rescue Plan fund (Trains.com) Blue Line attackers hit sleeping man with a bat, stabbed him, bit him, and robbed him (OakPark.com) Winter storm brings cancellations to Amtrak service in Midwest (Trains.com) Delays reported on CTA Green, Red, Purple, Brown trains and buses amid winter storm […]

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