Today’s Headlines for Thursday, March 17

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  • Millionaire Willie Wilson gives out $200K in free gas at gas stations, causing horrible traffic jams (NBC, WGN)
  • Speeding SUV driver struck sedan at red light in Joliet, killing Ednalice Pagan-Romney, 50 (ABC)
  • Metra is beefing up BNSF schedule from 86 to 91 runs starting March 28 (ABC)
  • 43rd St. bridge over DLSD takes shape, more road closures happening this weekend (Block Club)
  • A spin class was a gateway for IL Lottery director Harold Mays to get into outdoor cycling (Chicago Mag)
  • Bike Lane Uprising makes a cameo in Hattiesburg American piece on alternatives to driving
  • John discusses the lawsuit to force the city to install audible walk signals at all stoplight intersections (Reader)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, March 16

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  • Chicagoans could vote on ward map for first time in 30 years as alderpeople send rival version to ballot (Block Club)
  • Man charged with DUI after 3-car Highland Park crash (Tribune)
  • Anti-gentrification Ald. Maldonado is puts 606-adjacent home on market for nearly $2.4 million (Block Club)
  • Sun-Times checks in with group bike ride organizers from around the region
  • Should I get an electric bike conversion kit, or buy a new e-bike? (The Chainlink)
  • Doorways Of Chicago launches Wicker walking tour, highlighting workers cottages, neighborhood landmarks (Block Club)
  • Ride Illinois partners with churches to host a fundraiser, Bike Pilgrimage and Prayer for Peace in Ukraine on 3/19

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, March 15

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  • As CPS goes mask-optional, many stick with masks while others embrace chance to be maskless (Block Club)
  • Logan leaders want federal relief for affordable housing, extended fines for demolitions near 606 (Block Club)
  • Initial details revealed for affordable housing along 63rd Street in Woodlawn (YIMBY)
  • Concrete falls in yet another DLSD bike-ped underpass, this time at Addison St. (CBS)
  • Funding secured for Mundelein ped mall enhancements, Barrington ped rail crossing (Tribune)
  • Meet Ralph Banasiak, the Daily Herald’s bicycle columnist (Active Transportation Alliance)
  • CBS looks at “The Women’s ‘L’ Project” to rename CTA stations for influential Chicago women

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, March 14

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  • 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 helps prevent serious crimes” (Sun-Times)
  • Police: Man with mental health issues threatened CTA operator, resisted arrest (Patch)
  • Block Club talks with loved ones of fallen cyclist Gerardo Marciales, bike advocates about DLSD safety
  • South DuSable Lake Shore Drive will close Tuesday night of next week to install 43rd Street bridge (Block Club)
  • Glenwood north of Devon in Rogers Park will become one-way for drivers to help reduce crashes (Block Club)
  • Goose Island is doing a treasure hunt where you can get gold or bikes (Block Club)
  • Another source for tips on what’s happening in the world of Chicago cycling, the chibike Reddit page (Chainlink)

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