Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, November 3

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  • Hundreds of people honored fallen cyclist Adé Hogue at vigil near crash site Tuesday night
  • O’Hare’s people mover will finally reopen Wednesday on a limited schedule (Tribune)
  • Equiticity’s Oboi Reed: Improving transportation infra can transform communities (WTTW)
  • Neighbors say chaotic traffic at West Town school is leading to fights (Block Club)
  • Will County’s fall “Recycle Your Bicycle” donates a record 147 cycles to Working Bikes (WJOL)
  • A Humboldt Park plant where train headlights were made will be turned into offices (YIMBY)
  • 350-unit condo tower with 240 spaces nearly completed in Lakeshore East (YIMBY)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, November 2

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  • Friends, colleagues remember Adé Hogue; Vigil planned tonight 6 PM at Grand/LFT (Block Club)
  • 3 officers among 4 people injured in crash on 300 block of North Laramie (ABC)
  • SUV driver crashed into front desk of Skokie medical spa (CBS)
  • ATA calls for more physical protection, better maintenance on Chicago bikeways (Block Club)
  • CDOT installs 3 pedestrian islands near The 606, neighbors want more traffic calming (Block Club)
  • CTA debuts new yellow-and-blue Sky train on Green Line to honor WNBA champs (WGN)
  • Work to extend Peoria’s Rock Island Greenway about 30% completed (PJ Star)

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, November 1

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  • Fans say Metra upgrades, road changes needed if Bears move to Arlington Heights (Tribune)
  • 2 killed, 4 injured in two-vehicle crash near 82nd and Stony Island (WGN)
  • Pedestrian fatally struck on I-290 near Laramie in North Lawndale (ABC)
  • Car passenger punches out senior on bike, Jeep driver runs over his head (ABC)
  • CPD: 5 boys among Evergreen Park carjacking suspects arrested after Loop crash (ABC)
  • Zoning approved for development by Morgan stop with 282 units, 28 affordable, 89 spots (YIMBY)
  • Mixed-use, 11-story building with 34 parking spots is rising at 345 N. Morgan (YIMBY)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 29

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  • ATA looks at 1st Ward Ald. Daniel LaSpata’s efforts to improve sustainable transportation
  • CBS is proud to help thousands of speeding drivers get ticket refunds due to a minor sign error
  • 3 North Side public works projects are vying for $1.5M from city infra initiative (Block Club)
  • Union Station tower begins ascent as permits seek to increase floor count (Chicago YIMBY)
  • Gild development near Clark/Lake stop will include 89 units, 32 parking spots (Chicago YIMBY)
  • Updated renderings for mixed-use redevelopment near Davis stations in Evanston (Chicago YIMBY)
  • Olga Quiroga, Logan Square teacher who died from COVID, honored with street sign (Block Club)

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