Today’s Headlines for Monday, April 11

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  • Crain’s editorial: Lack of coordination between agencies could hurt region’s chance of getting infra grants
  • Driver fleeing Near North traffic stop struck several peds, injuring young girl, 2 women, officer (Tribune)
  • Driver T-boned another vehicle Saturday night at Adams/Michigan, critically injuring woman, 60 (Sun-Times)
  • ISP: 3 hurt, 1 critically, after IDOT trucker, passenger vehicle driver crash on Eisenhower Expressway (ABC)
  • Metra surveillance footage helps tie suspect to murder of Francisco Zavala, 26, in Round Lake (LMS)
  • After man shot on CTA bus Sunday morning at Pulaski/Polk, union prez says violence is out of control (ABC)
  • Man, 30, was shot at, then struck and critically injured, while walking in Belmont Cragin (Sun-Times)
  • Man asked woman who was smoking on Pink Line for a cigarette, attacked her after she refused (CBS)
  • CPD: Man is robbing bus and train riders near CTA Red, Green lines, no injuries so far (ABC)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, April 8

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  • Crusader: Willie Wilson, who spent $1.2M on street-clogging gas giveaways, will announce mayor run Monday
  • Bike advocates are pushing for the return of Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meetings (Block Club)
  • After 3 violent attacks on CTA in 3 days, Ald. Reilly argues that the current security plan isn’t working (CBS)
  • Metra to boost Union Pacific Northwest service as it anticipates the return of commuters (Tribune)
  • Lincoln Square neighbors petitioning city to advance affordable housing proposal near Brown Line (Block Club)
  • Diagonal parking on Cornelia west of Clark near Wrigley removed to make room for wider sidewalks (Block Club)
  • “A civic embarrassment”: With >10 years as a hole in the ground, new plans for the Chicago Spire site (CBS)
  • Young Professionals in Transportation hosts a transportation trivia night April 14, 6 PM at Bar Louie, 47 W. Polk

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, April 7

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  • Ald. Reilly pushes back on Lightfoot’s plan to subsidize driving, calls for CTA improvements instead (WTTW)
  • 2 hurt after speeding SUV driver crashes into parked car, building in Woodlawn (WGN)
  • 3-vehicle crash involving semi driver spills sand over on I-94 northbound at 95th, shutting it down (Fox)
  • Three people stabbed and robbed man, 26, at Cermak-McCormick Place Green station (WGN)
  • CTA passengers: In the wake of 3/9 security strategy announcement, the system still doesn’t feel safer (CBS)
  • Chicago Magazine looks at Burnside, the tiny triangular Far South Side community defined by railroads
  • Here’s how to get to today’s (chilly) opening day at Wrigley Field by transit and bike (NBC, Cubs)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, April 6

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  • ATA agrees with Streetsblog: Along with trails plan, we need a citywide network of connected, protected bikeways
  • Driver fatally struck Richard Bradley, 77, at massive intersection of U.S. 41 and Buckley in N. Chicago (Tribune)
  • Woman, 27, killed after driving into fence near Roosevelt/Morgan early this morning (Sun-Times)
  • CPD shares reports of groups of people harassing riders on Red, Green lines, man beaten at State/Lake (ABC)
  • After ‘L’ driver pushed on tracks, Chicago Transit Justice Coalition calls for better worker protection (Block Club)
  • Panel: Metra not obligated to produce footage of employee who claimed he was injured on job (Law Bulletin)
  • RTA launched “Forward for All” ad campaign to highlight transit service as essential (Progressive Railroading)
  • Residents push back on proposal to build casino as part of One Central development on Metra tracks (Sun-Times)
  • Clarendon Hills’ $11.8M downtown revitalization project, including new Metra station, is nearly done (Tribune)
  • Electric bikes are made, serviced by 10-year-old Volton company in Morton Grove (Tribune)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, April 5

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  • CTA operator pushed onto tracks at Granville Red Line stop (CBS Chicago)
  • CTA worker safety coming into question again after operator pushed onto tracks (ABC 7)
  • Sherman “Dilla” Thomas raises funds for affordable bus tours (WTTW)
  • RTA launches “Forward for All” campaign (Mass Transit)
  • Cook County transportation officials seek public input on transit habits (Tribune)
  • Opinion: The Chicago gas card giveaway is nothing but a costly gimmick (Sun-Times)
  • State lawmakers from the suburbs are opposing railroad merger (Daily Herald)
  • The best way to beat the bike lane backlash (Bloomberg CityLab)

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From March 28 to April 5, Streetsblog Chicago will be on a light publishing schedule, including Today’s Headlines and occasional articles.

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