Today’s Headlines for Friday, July 22

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  • Tribune looks at Commuters Take Action campaign to fight the CTA ghost trains and bus phenomenon
  • CTA seeks applicants for its 12-member Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee (HP Herald)
  • ATA celebrates speed camera win, discusses next steps to make the cams obsolete
  • John discusses why the current spike of traffic fatalities doesn’t mean speed cams, 6 mph rule aren’t working (Axios)
  • Since the 6 mph rule kicked in, injury crashes fell in much of North Side, rose in many Black communities (Axios)
  • 1 killed, 3 injured after speeding SUV driver strikes another vehicle at Hollywood/Broadway in Edgewater (ABC)
  • After 6 people tried to rob man, 42, on Red Line near North/Clybourn, 4 stabbed with knives and broken bottle (NBC)
  • College of DuPage prof is injured by senior in BMW who ran a stop sign, blames himself for not wearing a helmet (Tribune)
  • Local H singer Scott Lucas tells Axios that Divvy’s electric bikes are “ridiculously fun.”
  • To address CTA operator shortage, the agency and ATU hold a job fair Saturday 7/23, 9 AM to 3 PM at 3850 S. Wabash
  • ATA sponsors Bike the North Branch on Saturday 7/30 from 10 a.m. to noon. at 1308 N. Elston Ave.

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, July 21

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  • Block Club looks at the City Council vote approving the equitable transit-oriented development ordinance
  • More coverage of yesterday’s vote against allowing 9 mph speeding near parks, schools (Tribune, Block Club, Sun-Times)
  • During debate over speed cameras, UIC professors called for “redesigning streets to slow driving” in a Sun-Times op-ed
  • The Council also voted to crack down on drag racing and drifting (doing doughnuts in the middle of intersections) (ABC)
  • Arnelis Flores, 14, killed, 4 others injured in rollover crash on Eisenhower Expressway near Kedzie in East Garfield Park (ABC)
  • Metra train struck vehicle during afternoon rush Wednesday in Palatine, no injuries (CBS)
  • Chicago City Clerk’s Office announces permanent free city sticker option for veterans (CBS)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, July 20

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  • City Council vote on allowing 9 mph speeding will likely happen at today’s 10 AM meeting – watch here 
  • ETOD ordinance passes in committee, with Hopkins, Beale, Reilly and Lopez voting no (Tribune)
  • Op-ed: Smoking and drug use are ubiquitous on the Harlem branch, and are scaring off riders (OakPark.com)
  • ACLU: “Chicago will not reduce serious crime through high volumes of pedestrian and traffic stops” (Sun-Times)
  • During Paris visit, Lightfoot was impressed with Hidalgo’s plan to remove cars from city center (Crain’s)
  • Climate change, traffic violence epidemic, whatever. Lightfoot is bringing a NASCAR race to Grant Park (Sun-Times)
  • Palmer in Logan Square will become one-way in an effort to prevent crashes (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, July 19

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  • Lightfoot says she won’t “sit idly by” and allow alders to essentially raise default speed limit to 39 (CBS)
  • Remembering Hannah Hayes, writer, teacher, and activist killed in Bronzeville hit-and-run (ABC, HP Herald)
  • Child among five injured in crash on Eisenhower Expressway near Kedzie (ABC)
  • SUV driver inflicts head injury on woman walking bike in Portage Park (ABC)
  • SUV Driver strikes another motorists’ SUV, both vehicles crash into a building in Jeff Park (ABC)
  • CTA worker found dead on tracks at Van Buren/State may have been electrocuted by 3rd rail (Tribune)
  • 2 females robbed, cut with knife on Red Line train at Monroe Street (NBC)
  • CTA released images of suspect who allegedly robbed a woman at the Racine Blue stop Friday night (CBS)
  • After another chaotic drag racing weekend, alders push to impound cars (Block Club)
  • RTA begins work on new zoning projects to encourage transit-friendly policies in 5 suburbs
  • Chicago Uber Eats delivery bikers say they’re getting shafted by new algorithm that favors drivers (Salon)

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