Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, September 7

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  • Illinois traffic deaths spike as pandemic trends lead to more roadway tragedies (Sun-Times)
  • Man punched bystander at Clark/Lake station, stole ride-hail car, crashed nearby, got away on foot (CBS)
  • Police officer fatally struck retired nurse Denise Blidy, 66, on bike at 77th/Central in SW-surburban Burbank (Sun-Times)
  • 3 injured after CPD officer collided with another driver at Fullerton/Central in Belmont Cragin (Sun-Times)
  • Man charged with vandalism at 79th and 95th Red Line stations (FOX)
  • In June only 58.8% of the Divvy fleet was deployed on the streets, and numbers have been low all year (Tribune)
  • Tonight’s weekly Bike Jam ride protests plans to resurface Belmont without fully protected lanes connecting to LFT
  • Fox River Trolley Museum to host 10/2 photo event celebrating CTA’s 75th anniversary (Trains.com)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, September 6

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  • Hit-and-run driver killed Enrique Martinez, 22, on sidewalk near Madison/Ogden in possible homicide (Sun-Times)
  • ISP: Nick Damato, 18, fatally struck after “losing control of his motorcycle” on Kennedy near Sayre (Sun-Times)
  • Tow truck driver arrested after running red at Monroe/State, causing car to flip over, injuring 3 people (ABC)
  • 2 girls, 15, in good condition after being struck by hit-and-run driver while riding scooter at 28th/Kedzie (Sun-Times)
  • Man arrested after CTA security guard sees him loading a gun (while smoking) on a CTA train (FOX)
  • Block Club looks at the push by We Keep You Rollin’ for bikeways on the Far South Side (Block Club)
  • Photos from Sunday’s Bike the Drive takeover of DuSable LSD (Tribune)
  • WGN visits Heritage General Store, which sells locally made bikes and coffee
  • Metra ran a private run for American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners to Elgin and back (Trains.com)
  • This week Chicago, Bike Grid Now leads Bike Bus rides on Wednesday 7:30 AM on Halsted *and* Milwaukee

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, September 2

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  • After racing driver killed Shawman Meireis, 40, in Clearing, racers nearly struck other cars in Grant Park (CBS)
  • 7-car pileup on Eisenhower expressway slows down traffic (but not Blue Line service in the median) (FOX)
  • Police data shows CTA crime is up 40% from this time last year (Sun-Times)
  • Man charged with murder for a fatal shooting of Anthony Binion, 40, 8/14 outside 69th St. Red station (ABC)
  • CPD releases image of suspect in aggravated battery with handgun on Red Line train on 6/21 near 47th (FOX)
  • Bob Newhart had a ridiculous ‘L’ commute to the still-standing Edgewater condo from his ’70s sitcom (Block Club)
  • Here are the latest details on Sunday’s ATA Bike the Drive, including a later 6:30 AM start time (Tribune)
  • UIC’s Urban Transportation Center will host an online presentation about transportation inequity on 9/15, noon

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, September 1

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  • Driver fatally struck Julian Medina, 14, as biked Sunday evening at 55th/La Grange in SW suburban Countryside (Tribune)
  • Block Club looks at the 8/12 action to protect pedestrians on DLSD that was thwarted by responding officers
  • Black residents were once confined to one block in Uptown. A community garden will honor these families. (Block Club)
  • All Kids Bike partnering with Chicago schools, asking for bike donations (FOX)
  • Former Tribune transportation reporter Mary Wisniewski injured thumb whiling biking on potholed Cortland
  • Why was there an ‘L’ car in the travel lanes of the Ike? It’s Goose Island Brewery’s mobile bar (Block Club)
  • What’s up with the transit-themed marketing for All Elite Wrestling event in Hoffman Estates that uses MTA iconography?
  • Last day for special “Rails, Trails, and Ales” Heritage Corridor runs with a dedicated bike car is Saturday 9/3 
  • All-day Half Acre CX Eliminator — where cyclists ride through extreme conditions – to support Big Marsh (Block Club)
  • Better Streets seeks volunteers for DLSD Noise Study on the morning of Monday 9/4 at Bike the Drive

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Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 31

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  • Lakeview’s Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), zoning chair who voted to raise speed cam threshold, stepping down (Sun-Times)
  • Police release surveillance images of red SUV whose driver fatally struck Taha Khan, 5, in Sauganash (ABC)
  • CPD releases image of white Kia Optima sedan whose driver seriously injured a senior walking at 51st/Michigan (FOX)
  • Teen in good condition with arm injury after a driver struck him as he biked out of alley in Jefferson Park (FOX)
  • Woman and daughter attacked by mob at 95th Red as guard stood by, another woman attacked as CBS crew set up
  • Police now say man who told them he was attacked on Lake Red Line platform gave inaccurate info (NBC)
  • CDOT upgrades Logan Boulevard bike lanes, near intersection where 2 cyclists were killed, with concrete curbs
  • Southside Critical Mass takes place Friday 9/2, 6 PM at Nichols Park, 1550 E. 53rd in Hyde Park
  • Metra adds service on its UP Northwest Line and capacity on Metra Electric for ATA’ Bike the Drive on 9/4

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