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Woman dies, Illinois state trooper and 2 others injured in crash on I-57 near Riverdale (Tribune) 2 females allegedly spat on a man, 60, before pepper spraying him on CTA bus (NBC) Police still searching for driver who injured woman in Park Manor hit and run (Block Club) Outbound I-55 lanes open at 1st Avenue […]

SBC’s Courtney Cobbs, ATA’s Melody Geraci discuss new scooter data report on “Chicago Tonight” Active Trans discusses the potential impacts of the new ride-hail fees James D. Patton, 94, killed while riding in a vehicle involved in 5-car Oak  Lawn crash (Sun-Times) Metra UP-NW trains resume after downed power lines in Barrington halted service for […]

DPD report: Obama center would have a mild “adverse” effect on boulevard system (WTTW) Off-duty police officer charged with DUI for crash that killed officer who was riding with her (Tribune) Man charged with DUI for Englewood crash that critically injured his 4-year-old daughter (Tribune) Hit-and-run driver seriously injured male pedestrian in in South Shore […]

Who should would you nominate to be Chicago’s Bicycle Mayor? (The Chainlink) What the CTA and Pace are doing to speed up bus service (Chicago Tribune) Metra may go cashless on trains — there’s a $5 surcharge for onboard cash payment (Sun-Times) Driver fled Brighton Park crash that critically injured man, falsely reported car stolen […]

Active Trans’ top walking, biking, and transit stories of 2019 Block Club looks at the new ride-hail tax and parking meter fees Man stabbed in abdomen on Blue Line train near Cicero (ABC) 3 men arrested for stealing woman’s phone on Red Line near Monroe (CBS) Chicago is seeing an uptick in car tire thefts […]

The city prices West Loop street parking closer to its actual value, neighbors complain (Block Club) Nancy Siedlecki, 64, and her young grandson Bryce Mazur killed in Lake Villa-area crash (CBS) Man killed in Calumet Heights crash after allegedly beating woman, fleeing officers: police (ABC) 5 injured, including 3 children, in Lake Shore Drive crash […]

Curbed: These were Chicago’s 10 most important projects of the past decade Friends want justice for Dennis Ledenbach, killed on his bike in Joliet by a hit-and-run driver (CBS) 7 injured after school bus driver rear-ends CTA bus in the East Side community (Tribune) 2 hurt in stabbing at Cermak Green Line station Friday afternoon […]

New Chinatown vision plan has strategies to promote walking, biking, and transit (Gazette) Motorcyclist killed in Bishop Ford hit-and-run, suspect charged with DUI (ABC) Orland Park Catholic school mourns teacher Rone Leja, 61, killed by hit-and-run driver (Tribune) 2nd male stabbed in the leg at a North Side Red Line station within about 2 weeks […]

Data shows price of shared Uber trips in Chicago has risen significantly while UberX price hasn’t  (Reuters) Several injured, including 3 children in Brighton Park crash; driver cited for lack of child seats (Sun-Times) Turning jeep driver critically injured man, 22, in Steger crosswalk, sun in driver’s eyes blamed (Southtown) Why Chicago needs dedicated funding […]

Lightfoot accuses Uber of “paying off Black ministers” to help kill her fair ride-hail tax (Tribune) Sun-Times editorial: Lightfoot’s payoff claim was irresponsible but, yeah, Uber can’t be trusted More public dollars must go to affordable housing not megadevelopment, aldermen say (Curbed) USMC vet Michael Flood, 73, killed while crossing Western in Beverly by driver […]

In under a year, 2 people killed while crossing 6-lane Touhy to Des Plaines bus stop (Journal Topic) Chainlinkers reflect on yesterday’s fatal bike crash and the need for drivers to keep a lookout Block Club looks at the proposal for bike lanes on Milwaukee from California to Western Office building with 150 car spots […]

Why does Chicago still lack a permanent transportation commissioner? (Tribune) Communities are grappling with how to fill holes in suburban transit commutes (Tribune) Lincoln Square master plan calls for more TOD, walking, biking, transit improvements (Block Club) Male bicyclist, 26, dies a week after being struck by hit-and-run driver at Irving/Kimball (Sun-Times) Red, Purple, Yellow […]