Today’s Headlines for Monday, May 24

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  • Lightfoot announces $80 million in housing rental assistance (Tribune)
  • Reilly accuses ride-hail companies of “predatory fares,” wants price cap imposed (Sun-Times)
  • Father, 39, dies after driving through retention net into the Calumet River; son, 16, rescued (ABC)
  • Police investigating shooting at Orland Park Metra station Saturday night, no injuries (Fox)
  • The Guardian looks at Obama Center-related displacement issues
  • Chatham’s ‘Mobile Boardwalk’ will bring outdoor dining, more summer events (Block Club)
  • Block parties are back — but without bouncy houses, city says (Block Club)
  • WBEZ gets commuting tips from the Active Transportation Alliance
  • WGN checks out the Biking Out Negativity ride in North Lawndale
  • What’s the best way to bike to Kenosha? (The Chainlink)

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, May 21

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  • ATA assesses last year’s Slow Streets initiative and previews this year’s program
  • Lebanon, IL, alderman on why state should eliminate 20% match for bike/ped infra (ATA)
  • Thanks to COVID relief, Amtrak will resume full service by July (Sun-Times)
  • 1 killed, 2 critically injured after driver strikes pole in Humboldt Park (Sun-Times)
  • Driver kills high school teacher Alan Nuñez, 32, on motorcycle in River West (Block Club)
  • “It’s a disgrace”: O’Hare people mover has been out of service since November 2018 (WGN)
  • All Metra trains near Millennium were stopped due to electrical wire failure last night (NBC)
  • Plan Commission approves N. Union Megadevelopment near Chicago Brown stop (Block Club)
  • Pullman Artspace  affordable lofts open near 111th Street Pullman Metra stop (Block Club)
  • Tips on commuting to work by bike (Tribune)

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Today’s Headlines for Thursday, May 20

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  • Metra to restore Saturday service to pre-COVID levels on 7 lines beginning Memorial Day weekend (Tribune)
  • Family of Eric Crawford, 13, slain while biking in McKinley Park, pleads for information (Tribune)
  • Off-duty CPD officer Jose L. Castro, 29, dies in crash after being chased by police for speeding (NBC)
  • Woman, 57, hospitalized after crashing car into several buildings at Roscoe/Harlem (WGN)
  • 2 arrested after damaging Greek restaurant in Ukrainian Village crash (ABC)
  • Chicago man charged with DUI, homicide in Bedford Park crash that killed Julian Ocegueda, 8 (Sun-Times)
  • Future Auburn-Gresham Metra station goes out to bid (Patch)
  • Belmont Cragin will get public plaza to support street vendors, host outdoor events (Block Club)
  • Chicago cyclist attempts world record ride around Lake Michigan (ABC)
  • Help ensure HB 270 is called to the Illinois Senate floor for a vote (ATA)
  • Preview of Bike Out Negativity ride this Saturday in North Lawndale (Block Club)
  • Schaumburg schedules multiple activities for Bike Month (Daily Herald)

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The Dickens Avenue Slow Street. Photo: John Greenfield

At meeting on popular Dickens Greenway plan, Ald. Smith complains about “bad cyclists”

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On Tuesday night Alderman Michele Smith of the 43rd ward convened a public meeting over Zoom about the two-years-old proposal to convert part of Dickens Avenue in Lincoln Park into a “Neighborhood Greenway.” Chicago Department of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian program manager David Smith presented plans for the greenway and answered questions from the audience. […]

Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, May 19

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  • The mayor’s office has announced that the Lollapalooza festival at Grant Park will return this summer at full capacity
  • Elmwood Park train crossing at Grand Avenue may get $100 million overhaul (Elm Leaves/Tribune)
  • Teams competing to revitalize Bronzeville’s 47th Street Corridor unveil plans (Block Club)
  • The city announces plans to expand “Chicago Alfresco” outdoor dining and tourism program
  • General Iron seeks $100 million in city in lawsuit (Sun-Times)
  • Mundelein hopes that pro tour bike race will bring people back downtown (Daily Herald)
  • North Shore architects discuss memories of Helmut Jahn, architect of O’Hare United Terminal, Thompson Center (Tribune)
  • Improvements to Chicago Avenue and Madison Street aimed at helping Austin businesses (Block Club)
  • Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park will be turned back on this Saturday (Sun-Times)

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Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, May 18

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  • City announces “Rediscover Summer” program to provide recreation opportunities for kids
  • Delayed updates on O’Hare shuttle system frustrating airline passengers (CBS 2)
  • Paid parking meters are being installed at Montrose Harbor (Block Club)
  • NPR’s Marketplace program looks into how transit agencies are bringing riders back
  • Amtrak route between Chicago and Detroit being bumped up to 110 mph (Detroit News)
  • Developer returns with updated apartment plan for parking lot in Lincoln Square (Block Club)
  • Tribune reporter Sarah Freishman discusses CTA and Metra story on WGN Radio
  • Chicago school bus companies are seeking drivers for this autumn (CBS 2)
  • Employees at Experimental Station, which owns and operates Blackstone Bicycle Works, vote for union (Block Club)
  • Active Trans seeks signatures to advance effort for HB 270 in Springfield

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