Today’s Headlines for Thursday, January 28

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  • CTA releases new Uptown, Edgewater station designs, including removal of “Asia on Argyle” sign (Block Club)
  • Female pedestrian, 28, in good condition after being struck by driver after 2-car crash in Loop (Sun-Times)
  • New schedule for Metra’s Rock Island Line kicks in February 1 (Patch)
  • Plans to reopen Double Door near Wilson stop, build 62 units in adjacent parking lot approved (Block Club)
  • Parking NIMBYs push back on Hubbard protected lane proposal, Burnett says “it’s not a done deal” (Block Club)
  • Bike advocates float a proposal for a continuous lakefront trail in Evanston (Evanston Roundtable)
  • CTA, CPS announce scholarship fund to encourage careers in construction, engineering (Lawndale News)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, January 27

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  • CPS tells all students to stay home Wednesday as teachers prepare for potential strike (Block Club)
  • Plan to block apartment buildings from being deconverted along 606 and in Pilsen advances (Block Club)
  • Downtown leaders discuss challenges of reduced foot traffic in Loop during COVID (WTTW)
  • Man stabbed in throat with box cutter, robber on Red Line near Berwyn in stable condition (WGN)
  • Latest filings with STB show significant differences remain in Amtrak, Metra dispute (Trains.com)
  • Police adding 40 officers to carjacking unit in response to ‘chronic’ problem (Block Club)
  • Ald. Ray Lopez wants CPS to stop shoveling snow into the street

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, January 26

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  • Aldermen want Metra upgrades in their wards before approving $850K for W. Loop (Sun-Times)
  • ATA applauds RTA decision to focus federal transit stimulus funds on high-need areas
  • With tevised $20B One Central plan, including transit hub, developer hopes to win over neighbors (Tribune)
  • Prosecutors: Driver who killed Cire Robinson, 12, in Vittum Park was nearly 6X over BAC limit (Tribune)
  • Driver charged with reckless homicide after two die in Aurora crash (Tribune)
  • South Shore to lease double-decker trains from Metra (Tribune)
  • NYT: Chicago, which added nearly 2000 bike parking spots in 2020, is role model for New York
  • Seasoned riders share their biking resolutions for 2021 (Daily Herald)
  • My Block, My Hood, My City is looking for volunteers to shovel snow for seniors (Block Club)
  • A look back at how Chicago’s 10 biggest snowfalls since 1886 affected the city (Tribune)

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, January 25

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  • Video allegedly shows motorist driving recklessly near people protesting CPS reopening plans
  • 2 die in crash after fleeing from police in Aurora (Sun-Times)
  • Minor injuries reported in ‘L’ train derailment Saturday, slowing traffic on Kennedy (Tribune)
  • Man struck by Pink Line train while walking on tracks, no injuries (Sun-Times)
  • Police release images of suspect from robbery on 63rd Street Red Line platform (Sun-Times)
  • Metra to add trains to Rock Island schedule on 2/1 (Trains.com)
  • Lakefront Trail closed between Oak and Ohio; Here’s SBC’s inland detour route (CBS)
  • ATA hosts a Transit Equity talk with Chuy Garcia on 2/4 at noon

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