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Peaceful protesters shut down Lake Shore Drive yesterday evening (WLS) CTA and Pace are providing limited service today, Metra and Divvy are still shut down Active Trans launches petition to restore Chicago transit and Divvy service Due to protests, other gatherings, Chicago may not move into Phase 3 yet (Block Club) Officer run over while […]

While IL restaurants can offer outdoor dining 5/29, Chicago won’t participate (Tribune) Uptown alderman: Area must become more ped-friendly in response to C-19 (Block Club) Driver killed Carlos Maciel-Paulido, 31, in Wheeling, ran into house, and fled (Sun-Times) Motorist died after running red, crashing through guardrail into Kankakee River (CBS) Bus driver is sixth CTA […]

Lightfoot provides a few more clues about what the reopening of the LFT could look like (Block Club) Hit-and-run driver causes 6-car pile-up in Chatham, injuring one of the other motorists (Sun-Times) Crawford plant redeveloper hit with $2,500 fine due to water running into canal (Block Club) West Ridge’s Great Jewish Family Fest canceled, replaced […]

Hit-and-run driver fatally struck man, 57 in North Lawndale (Sun-Times) 3 people, including 2 teenage girls, injured when driver slams into ‘L’ support pillar (NBC) 2 drivers without insurance crash on South Shore Metra tracks, no injuries (Tribune) Controversial City Observatory post uses Chicago’s open streets debate as a case study Public policy students have […]

SUV driver fatally struck man in crosswalk in Little Village (Tribune) 2 dead after SUV side-swiped a semi on Tri-State Tollway (Sun-Times) Sheriff’s office: Speeding driver killed after striking pole in Wadsworth (Sun-Times) 2 injured, including a juvenile, after driver crashes into Woodlawn building (ABC) Trooper in crash while blocking traffic for stalled truck Saturday […]

City officials imply the total closure of the lakefront has helped flatten the curve (Block Club) Petition to reopen the Lakefront Trail to bikes only has about 850 signatures Metra may lose over $500 million — and 97% of riders — due to coronavirus (Sun-Times) In addition to the 50-car pileup, there were 80 other […]

Man dies after being allegedly shoved in front of Red Line train at Jackson stop (NBC) Man in his 60s allegedly attacked bus driver with pepper spray in Lincoln Park (FOX) Lynda Lopez on supporting the transportation needs of essential workers (Active Trans) CPD says it will conduct “roadside safety checks” to educate residents about […]

Active Trans applauds inclusion of $1.6B for local transit in pandemic stimulus bill Preckwinkle warns of more forest preserve closings if crowding increases (Tribune) There has been a significant drop in CPD vehicle and ped stops during pandemic (Bloomberg) Driver fatally struck Chetankumar Patel, 46, in west-suburban Hanover Park (Sun-Times) Chicago woman charged with DUI, violating […]

Hit-and-run driver killed Tarone Conway, 20, in Calumet City (Sun-Times) 4 injured in Metra/car crash at 71st and Merrill in South Shore (CBS) Police cleared in fatal Fox Lake crash stemming from Wisconsin chase (Sun-Times) Male stabbed at Jackson Red stop, following stabbing, fatal shooting cases there last month (Sun-Times) Police seek help IDing suspect […]

New transportation advocacy org. holds 1st meeting on 3/12 at the building that houses CDOT offices GoFundMe launched for Ariel Roman, victim police shooting on CTA (Tribune) Experts say officers’ actions in the CTA shooting case were problematic (CBS) Judge acquits Amtrak police officer in fatal shooting of an unarmed man at Union Station (NBC) […]

Driver dies after police chase ended with crash that split car in two (CBS) Man charged in Monday’s fatal Jackson CTA tunnel shooting (Sun-Times) After Mag Mile robbery, suspects fled on Red Line tracks, causing major delay (Tribune) Loop Alliance: Using the State Street median to store city vehicles is a waste of space (WTTW) […]

City plans to crack down on CTA crime following Blue Line shooting, Red Line stabbing (Fox) Driver faces manslaughter charges in crash that killed her wife, injured ISP trooper (NBC) Police chase on I-55 ends in crash, 2 arrests, no injuries (WGN) 2 flee on foot after hitting squad car in Austin (Sun-Times) Misaligned walk […]