Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, December 8

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  • ATA honors Lawndale resident Rochelle Jackson, who helped bring back Ogden bus (Block Club)
  • 2 injured, 1 arrested after fiery crash on Oakwood Blvd. near DuSable LSD (ABC)
  • Driver seriously injures man, 27, crossing Touhy in the latest of many Niles bike and ped crashes (Tribune)
  • Evanstonians want the CTA to hurry up and fix crumbling Purple Line infrastructure (CBS)
  • Schaumburg drafts 4-year plan to improve bike-friendliness (Daily Herald)
  • Rail unions seek to block BNSF, Metra vaccine mandates (Trains)
  • Bike-powered potato-based doughnut company is looking to open in Andersonville (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, December 7

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  • Tribune article on new study of Chicagoland congestion does not contain the word “transit”
  • Crash involving 3 semi drivers shuts down lanes on I-80 near Indianapolis Boulevard (CBS)
  • Streets and San depot near Thorndale stop could be replaced with 80 affordable units (Block Club)
  • 11-story office building near Morgan stop with 39 car spots features “CTA-inspired lobby” (YIMBY)
  • Ken Griffin, who gave $12M for LFT separation, donates $5M for Miami’s Underline (Miami Herald)
  • Ald. Gardiner’s challenger would be booted from 45th Ward in proposed ward remap (Block Club)
  • “Crazy and weird” sport of cyclocross brings national championships to Wheaton (Tribune)
  • Woman discovers the magic of O’Hare Airport on all-night layover: ‘It’s amazing in there” (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, December 6

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  • Urban Land Institute floats ideas for improving Mag Mile, including new bridge to LFT (Sun-Times)
  • Trucker carrying a payload of salt crashed on I-88 near Eola Rd., 1 seriously injured (CBS)
  • 2 men are in fair condition after shooting near Garfield Red stop, trains skipped station (ABC)
  • Boy, 15, arrested, charged in beating of CTA bus driver in Loop Saturday night (NBC)
  • CTA stabbing epidemic continues with assault on Blue Line near Irving Monday morning (ABC)
  • Police: Driver suffered minor injuries after experiencing “medical episode,” crashing into home (CBS)
  • Police officer responding to call crashes into Little Village home, no injuries (Tribune)
  • Riders, commuter and freight railroads pay tribute to beloved conductor (Daily Herald)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 3

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  • Pedestrian struck and killed on I-57 in Will County; southbound lanes closed (CBS)
  • Oak Park bike shop reopens after allegedly drunk driver crashed into it last month (NBC)
  • Red, Orange, Green trains left standing at Roosevelt during PM rush due to CPD activity (CBS)
  • This just in: Speed humps are effective in slowing down drivers (WBEZ)
  • West Lakeview neighbors rally to save trees from being chopped down by city (Block Club)
  • Will a majority-Asian-American ward in Chinatown make it through negotiations? (Block Club)
  • CTA’s Holiday Train will offer Sunday trips around the Loop for first time ever this month (NBC)

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