Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, October 19

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  • Man fatally struck by CTA driver near Buena LFT underpass IDed as William Hiebel, 85 (ABC)
  • 2 cops injured, 1 civilian injured after Lexus driver runs red in South Austin (Tribune)
  • Man arrested for alleged hate-crime attack at Argyle stop was accidentally released (NBC)
  • Red Line trains were rerouted due to person on tracks at Harrison having mental health crisis (CBS)
  • Latest Six Corners proposal gets panned for having too many parking lots (Block Club)
  • Rolling street closures today for Chicago Sky victory parade starting at 11 AM (Block Club)
  • Chicago Bike Collective Ride on Friday 11/5, assembling at 6pm at 27th and Halsted

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 18

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  • Metra won’t raise fares, restoring full service in 2022 (NBC)
  • An update on the CTA’s efforts to transition to an electric bus fleet (FSM)
  • A driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, at 11th/California in North Lawndale (ABC)
  • Motorcyclist dies after crashing in Little Village while pursuing driver after minor collision (Sun-Times)
  • 4-year-old boy, 3 adults serious injured in pin-in crash in Grand Crossing (CBS)
  • Fire at Wrightwood/Lincoln near ‘L’ tracks in Lincoln Park didn’t seem to impact service (ABC)
  • Park Ridge officials object to IDOT stripping parking for bike lanes on a road lined with parking lots (Tribune)
  • Here To Stay Community Land Trust aims to slow housing displacement in Logan, Hermosa (Block Club)
  • Rail yard bird: A live rooster was spotted on the Blue Line tracks (CTA Fails)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 15

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  • Metra unveils 2022 operating, capital budgets (Rail Age)
  • Man charged with 4 felonies for punching senior, pushing her onto ‘L’ tracks at Cermak Green (ABC)
  • Man charged with aggravated battery in attack on woman, 18, on Blue Line near Washington (CBS)
  • Bike Box in North Lawndale Bike Box offers free loaner bikes, repairs, affordable cycles for purchase (WTTW)
  • Street mural, curb extensions, new crosswalks coming to Harrison/Homan in North Lawndale (Block Club)
  • Plan for office tower at 360 N. Green, near Morgan stop, drops parking from 256 to 90 spaces (Chicago YIMBY)
  • Folks legend John Prine gets honorary street sign in Lincoln Park (Block Club)
  • UTC hosts a discussion with Pace director Rocky Donahue on Thursday 10/21, noon to 1:30

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 14

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  • Metra fares hold steady for 2022 but budget shortfall looms as ridership stagnates (Tribune)
  • Box truck driver charged with DUI after causing fiery crash that killed Marvin White, 50, on Kennedy (Sun-Times)
  • Woman survives being randomly pushed onto Cermak Green tracks by man “talking to himself,” “distressed” (NBC)
  • Photos released of suspect in assault, robbery on Clark/Division platform (Fox)
  • Timothy Hackett, killed on bike in Park Ridge, remembered as “joyful” person, no citations for driver (Tribune)
  • 56-unit building, 20% affordable, with graffiti wall proposed 6 minutes from Logan California Blue stop (Block Club)
  • Injured vet who found mobility through adaptive bike has distributed 600 adaptive cycles to others (WGN)
  • Daily Herald discusses opportunities to check out fall colors, architecture on your bike

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A photo of orderly scooter parking posted by the new pro-scooter (and tie-die-friendly) Twitter feed Chicago Scooters Are Fine.

Permanent scooter program passes in committee, goes on for full Council vote on Thursday

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Today the Chicago City Council’s Transportation and Public Way Committee passed an ordinance permanently legalizing e-scooter share within the city. You can read yesterday’s Streetsblog’s coverage of the ordinance to learn more background information. The committee started off its meeting with the discussion of the scooter ordinance. A public comment period started off with Oboi Reed […]
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