Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, August 24

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  • Buttigieg op-ed: Success of Hiawatha Line shows if you provide good Amtrak service, people will use it (Sun-Times)
  • Operating issues continue for state-supported Amtrak trains serving Chicago (Trains)
  • Man charged with murder for fatally striking 3 people outside the Jeffery Pub LGBTQ bar in South Shore (Tribune)
  • Man charged with battery after man shoved onto CTA train tracks at Forest Park branch’s Damen stop on 8/5 (ABC)
  • Boy, 15, shot in arm and thigh while riding bike in South Shore (CBS)
  • Country Club Hills man charged with possession of firearm on Red Line heading towards 95th (CBS)
  • CTA begins service along reinstated #X4 Cottage Grove Express bus route (Mass Transit)
  • As Chicago Public Schools open, buses for students with special needs are late, slow or no-shows (Block Club)
  • Church that successfully pushed for tearing down part of Green Line plans development near 63rd MED stop (Sun-Times)
  • Activists take over Weiss Hospital lot slated for TOD with 314 apartments, 8 affordable, 136 spots (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, August 23

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  • Driver crossed lanes on Kane County road Monday morning and killed motorist Marcus Jones, 45 (CBS)
  • Jeffery Pub hit-and-run victim Donald Huey had moved to LA, was visiting family when he was killed (Block Club)
  • Oak Brook leaders want to ban panhandling in the street, arguing it’s a pedestrian safety issue (Tribune)
  • Condo building that a 7-minute walk from upcoming Peterson stop will have 18 units, 29 spots (Block Club)
  • New Amtrak service planned from Ann Arbor to Traverse City and Petoskey, Michigan (TCD Dearborn News)
  • Grant Park Advisory Council head: Special events are beating up Grant Park. City needs an action plan. (Tribune)
  • 39th Ward residents can get their catalytic converters brightly painted to deter thieves (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Monday, August 22

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  • Speeding driver rear-ends another vehicle at 110th/Cicero in Oak Lawn, kills 1, critically injures another (NBC)
  • Driver strikes Starbucks near Kostner/Irving Park in Irving Park neighborhood, no injuries (CBS)
  • All 3 Chicagoland transit systems are offering free rides to students on the first day of school (NBC)
  • ATA discusses the passage of Chicago’s equitable transit-oriented development ordinance
  • Another issue with festivals taking over Douglass Park for much of the summer: The bike lanes are blocked (ChiGov.com)
  • A Michigan State U. journalism student looks at Chicago bike advocacy efforts (SNR)
  • Loyola-owned plaza at eponymous Red Line stop named for basketball team chaplain Sister Jean, 103 (NBC)
  • Porta Potties set up for Air and Water Show create a door zone on the Lakefront Trail (Block Club)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, August 19

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  • Sun-Times editorial: Any plans to improve the CTA will be in vain if the safety of its riders isn’t priority No. 1.
  • Off-duty cop charged with felonies after pinning boy to ground he suspected of trying to steal son’s bike (Block Club)
  • Rogers Park station will be upgraded in 5 years, but neighbors want better maintenance now (Block Club)
  • Sun-Times looks at the $20M federal grant for the Englewood Nature Trail
  • Chicago’s Array of Things sensor project used to assess rail crossing safety, monitor crosswalk use (MIT Tech Review)
  • Food truck plaza established behind Blue Line tracks on 2400 block on N. Sacramento in Logan (Eater)
  • After being criticized for inequitable pricing structure, new Divvy service will only accept gold coins (Chicago Genius)
  • West Siders to promote positivity and piece with Street Love Ride on Saturday (Block Club)

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