Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about GOGO Charters

4 killed in fiery crash when driver crashes into building in Cicero (Tribune) Box truck driver struck and killed pedestrian in Arlington Heights (WGN) Tribune: Rate of violent crime on CTA trains and platforms more than doubled this year Man, 50, stabbed in face on Red Line near Chinatown early Sunday (CBS) 56-unit building with […]

Officials: Anti-deconversion ordinance will preserve housing affordability in Pilsen, 606 area (Block Club) All of Chicago’s Slow Streets are down — here’s how to provide feedback on the program (Block Club) Female driver, 70, killed in crash with hit-and-run driver in Loop (Sun-Times) Red Line service halted for hours from Fullerton to Garfield due to […]

Driver killed Justin Fanslau, 51, in Hammond grocery store lot and fled the scene (NWI Times) Officer suffered severe facial injuries after being dragged by driver during traffic stop (CBS) Multiple crashes reported on Dan Ryan expressway as slick conditions continue (CBS) Police seeking man wanted for phone robbery on CTA train in Bronzeville (Fox) […]

COVID theft spike: Chicago Stolen Bike Registry has seen a 48% increase in submissions (Sun-Times) Tribune looks at the Fair Transit South Cook pilot, launching in January 3 people injured, 1 seriously, in Schaumburg crash after driver fails to yield (CBS) Crestwood officer seriously hurt after driver crashes into stopped squad car (ABC) Chicago History […]

State urges all Illinoisans to stay home again as 145 more COVID deaths reported (Block Club) Driver who allegedly killed Tushar Sharma, 27, charged with reckless homicide (Tribune) Driver charged with aggravated DUI in fatal August crash on I-55 (Fox) Blue Line derailment was caused by tire from car crash near Harlem (Tribune) Chicago has […]

Pritzker’s Fair Tax plan for graduated income tax meets resistance at the polls (Tribune) Wabash bridge raised to protect Trump Tower on election night (NBC) Little Village activists slam Hilco in billboard 6 Months after dust disaster (Block Club) Find your Chicago map twin with free Folded Map kits (Block Club) Engineers suggest solutions to […]

Lightfoot defends proposal to fine drivers going 6 mph over limit as a safety measure (Tribune) 1 dead, 17 inured in western Illinois after hayride driver sends trailer into a ravine (ABC) SUV driver hits side of Cook County jail, is in serious condition (CBS) Driver crashes into Tinley Park home, car bursts into flames […]

It’s on! Preckwinkle tells Crain’s board South Cook Fair Transit Pilot will launch in January Sun-Times checks out the bike ride to encourage voting led by Equiticity and Streets Calling Officer, 2 others injured after collision between unmarked car and another vehicle in Roseland (CBS) A driver crashes into downtown Cort furniture for the 2nd […]

CTA begins testing new 7000-series cars on Red Line near Bryn Mawr (Trains) Bombardier wants to hire 300 employees, make Metra cars in Kendall County (Tribune) Block Club: City repeatedly breaks promises to S. Siders When approving polluters, demolitions Woman, 62, stabbed near 95th Street Red Line station is in good condition (ABC) Sadly, Willie […]

WBEZ: CPD anti-violence effort that used 4M hours of overtime mostly involved writing tickets Man stabbed in chest near Roosevelt is 2nd stabbing victim on Green Line this month (CBS) STB rejects Metra’s request for declaratory order in dispute with UP (Progressive Railroading) Metra selects Jacobs as engineering and design contractor for Rock Island Connection […]

ATA applauds city’s plan for pop-up bus lanes on 79th Street & Chicago Avenue Scott Presslak: Metra must move beyond serving only white-collar suburban workers (ATA) As collisions between trains and drivers decline, pedestrian crashes holding steady (CBS) Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson proposed free CTA as part of a reparations ordinance (Sun-Times) Hinsdale, Western Springs […]

CTA upgrades rider dashboard to help plan for bus, train crowding (ABC) City of Chicago is doing public safety drills in Austin and Bronzeville today (Sun-Times) Man in his 30s fatally struck in Belvedere Road in Waukegan, driver not citied (Tribune) Andersonville block with ‘Black Trans Lives Matter’ mural is now a Slow Street (Block […]