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Bike riders discuss the planned improvements to the Clark St. bike lanes in Edgewater (Block Club) For the 2nd time in 8 days, a driver falls off an expressway, this time on the Stevenson at Cicero (CBS) Drivers slam into Berwyn apartment building in road rage incident, forcing residents to evacuate (Fox) Police: Suspects robbed […]

Top 10 walk/bike/transit stories of 2021 (Active Transportation Alliance) Chicago cop involved in pursuit that killed 2-year-old Danyla Owens now faces dismissal (Sun-Times) Driver charged with DUI after fatally striking pedestrian at Harlem Avenue and I-290 in Oak Park (Tribune) Woman who crashed into Des Plaines River in Forest Park rescued from top of car […]

ATA honors Lawndale resident Rochelle Jackson, who helped bring back Ogden bus (Block Club) 2 injured, 1 arrested after fiery crash on Oakwood Blvd. near DuSable LSD (ABC) Driver seriously injures man, 27, crossing Touhy in the latest of many Niles bike and ped crashes (Tribune) Evanstonians want the CTA to hurry up and fix […]

Kimball Jacks, 68, is the 2nd pedestrian killed by a driver on Greenwood Ave in Niles in 3 years (WGN) Driver struck pedestrian in southwest-suburban Montgomery (Tribune) Bond set at $500K for man accused DUI in crash that killed 3 people in October (CBS) Early release denied for Indiana woman convicted in bus stop crash […]

No Chicago Tribune, infrastructure money can’t be used to “bail out Metra” from its UP operations woes Police say driver went around gates before Gary freight train / car crash that killed three (ABC) Construction worker in critical condition after hit-and-run crash on Bishop Ford (CBS) Man charged in attack on CTA worker, police officer […]

As the planet burns, Illinois Economic Policy Institute want to spend billions to widen Ike (Sun-Times) Illinois to get at least $17 billion from the Biden infrastructure bill; could be more (Sun-Times) CTA: Ridership is steadily growing, nearly double what it was in January South Shore Line head says double track project, West Lake Corridor […]

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 […]

Metra to break ground on long-planned Peterson Ridge station in Edgewater on November 1 (Tribune) Tribune: Metra should embrace the West Loop. But why are infra improvements so slow and expensive? Anti-cam group makes data-free claim cams are disproportionately impacting POC residents (The Grio) …Meanwhile Lightfoot has proposed cutting traffic fines in half for low-income […]

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 […]

ATA director Amy Rynell calls for more protected lanes to make scooter share a success (Tribune) More coverage of Chicago’s bikeway expansion plan (Smart Cities) Janelle Gardiner, 37, identified as victim of hit-and-run after shooting in North Center (ABC) Man killed in I-94 semi-trailer truck crash in Gurnee (Tribune) Ride-hail law firm is offering $5K […]

Some speeding drivers say they received their first warning notice too late in the mail (CBS) Big Marsh bike park’s new trails and environmental center now open (Block Club) Garfield Green Line station redesign honored by state’s top architecture organization (Block Club) Douglass Park residents say they won’t be able to use the park for […]

Driver from crash that killed motorcycle passenger Mohammad Shukor, 19, fled the scene (Sun-Times) Man who shot CTA bus driver in jaw near Cultural Center charged with attempted murder (Sun-Times) Driver gets 4 years in deadly crash that killed two, including sister, near Indiana state line (Tribune) Police: Man injured by gunfire on Lakefront Trail […]