Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 31

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  • Pritzker tries to justify plans to spend billions in federal funds to widen expressways in NPR interview
  • Lightfoot defended plans to host NYE fireworks as COVID-19 surges in the city (Block Club)
  • 1 dead, 2 injured after driver of car full of teens crashes into parked vehicle, tree in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times)
  • Owner of Pedestrian Coffee discusses recent robberies near Belmont station in Lakeview (CBS)
  • Saturday snow, winds, and cold could disrupt holiday weekend travel (Tribune)
  • June opening of pedestrian bridge in downtown Aurora was one of the top local stories of 2021 (Tribune)
  • Reader writer: “My secret Chicago talent is that I always catch the CTA Holiday Train”

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, December 30

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  • About 50 people showed up for last night’s protest of Halsted bike lane removal for Amazon turn lane
  • Equiticity and CMAP discuss the latest CTA ridership findings (WTTW)
  • UIC’s P.S. Sriraj, transit agencies discuss what it will take for ridership to return to normal (Tribune)
  • Metra is planning major hiring push as more downtown commuting expected in new year (CBS)
  • Forest Preserve District of Will County’s bike collection program set a new donated bike record of 147 (Tribune)
  • A friendly reminder from ATA: Please shovel your sidewalk this winter
  • Reminder: CTA, Pace, and Metra are offering free rides for New Year’s Eve (NBC)

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 29

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  • Multiple downtown bridges will be closed, streets pedestrianized for NYE fireworks display (City of Chicago)
  • 2 Garfield Park stops kept the most riders during 1st year of COVID, Merchandise Mart saw highest drop (Tribune)
  • Hit-and-run driver killed Ian Clark, 41, as he walked across 5-lane road in Des Plaines (NBC)
  • No serious injuries, long delays on the Kennedy after two semi drivers crash (WGN)
  • WBEZ looks at the process to create Cook County’s 1st bike plan, which has an emphasis on equity
  • 60-story Salesforce Tower rises in transit-friendly spot near Merchandise Mart with 59 car spots (YIMBY)
  • Anti-sustainable transportation gadfly Roger Romanelli pushes to delay Chicago’s vaxx card mandate (WTTW)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 28

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  • Teen killed, at least 6 others injured, in 2-vehicle Palos Hills crash Monday evening (NBC)
  • Crash involving city bus and South Shore Line train in Gary, no reported injuries (CBS)
  • Charges for hit-and-run, battery in two different Northlake crashes (Tribune)
  • Man charged with 12/22 robbery at the Linden Purple Line station in Wilmette (Tribune)
  • Work resumes on Jahn tower near Roosevelt station with 738 apartments, 23 affordable, 320 car spots (YIMBY)
  • Landscaping progresses rapidly for tower near Union Station with 350 parking spaces (YIMBY)
  • Better Streets will protest removal of part of Halsted bike lane on 12/29 at 6:45 PM at 2451 S. Halsted

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 27

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  • Editorial: To help Loop survive changes, city must make it easier to convert office space (Tribune)
  • Hit-and-run driver killed person in Schiller Park, vehicle recovered with fire damage (ABC)
  • Wet roads blamed for semi driver crashing into wall at Armitage, causing fuel leak (CBS)
  • Driver rear-ends semi in Pleasant Prairie, miraculously survives having roof sheared off car (ABC)
  • 5 bikes stolen from Zion Cyclery last week, latest incident in bike shop burglary epidemic
  • Plan Commission advances 64-unit affordable building with 19 car spots at 1203 N. California (Block Club)
  • West Side athletic center, affordable housing project receive $6.7M in grants (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 24

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  • Bike riders discuss the planned improvements to the Clark St. bike lanes in Edgewater (Block Club)
  • For the 2nd time in 8 days, a driver falls off an expressway, this time on the Stevenson at Cicero (CBS)
  • Drivers slam into Berwyn apartment building in road rage incident, forcing residents to evacuate (Fox)
  • Police: Suspects robbed and attacked passengers on Red Line at Jackson (Fox)
  • BFF Bikes owner Gillian Forsyth  talks about the shop getting burglarized twice within weeks (Fox)
  • 2021 saw upgrades planned for Morton Grove stop, establishment of nearby TIF district (Tribune)
  • Tips for riding your bike through the Chicago winter (ATA)
  • How much does the CTA Holiday Train cost? You’ll have to FOIA that (Reader)

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