Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about National Charter Bus

Letter: Enforcing masks on CTA post-Lolla is locking stable door after horses were stolen (Sun-Times) Family of Raven Holiday, 23, killed in Englewood crash with no citations, wants answers (NBC) Man who aided Max Lewis after he was killed on the ‘L’ calls for stopping “insanity” of gun violence (Tribune) DUI charges filed against driver […]

Residents say West Side Green Line stations need renovations (Block Club) Metra UP-W trains delayed by freight train fire (Sun-Times) Driver fatally struck Hershell Weinberger, 9, biking on sidewalk in West Ridge (CBS 2) Advocates call for more resources for homelessness (WTTW) Urban Land Institute report calls for more infrastructure spending in black communities (Sun-Times) […]

BGA: Experts say there are few programs to steer child carjackers away from trouble 4-month-old girl killed, mother and infant sibling injured in Matteson Crash (NBC) 6 injured, including 3 teens, in Loop car-motorcycle crash (ABC) Joneisha Ransberry, 38, IDed as one of 3 victims of June 27 car/Metra crash (Beverly Review) Several kids set […]

DuSable Drive overwhelmingly passed the Council, but most white aldermen voted no (Block Club) Rock Island Metra train collides with car near 107th/Vincennes, killing 3, including child (ABC) Man running red light crashes into sedan, seriously injures 2 teens in Sauganash (Sun-Times) 3 CPD officers injured in overnight Austin crash (WGN) $20.3 million Fulton Market […]

As of Tuesday, Metra had more than 56,637 passenger trips, a post-COVID high (Sun-Times) Daily Northwestern looks at changes to Evanston Metra Union Pacific North line service CPD: Speeding driver, 19, died after crashing into guardrail on LSD near North Ave. (ABC) One driver flipped over, another vehicle caught fire in a crash on Garfield […]

Bike Lane Uprising follower: Recently I’ve been frustrated and scared riding in Chicago Illinois transit projects, including 606 extension, get $300M in federal transportation bill (Crain’s) CTA unveils rendering for new State and Lake train station (ABC) CTA moving 127-year-old Lakeview apartment building as part of Belmont Flyover project (Tribune) 1 dead, 2 hurt after […]

Cop who killed Anthony Alvarez being investigated for pulling gun in Logan traffic clash (Block Club) Sun-Times looks at ATA’s calls for safety upgrades to Logan/Western after 2 fatal bike crashes Lightfoot floats $40M proposal in order to avoid spending $2.5M on DuSable Drive Boy, 6, and woman, 27, die in head-on collision in Joliet […]

CTA is launching a media and public relations blitz to lure back riders (Crain’s) CTA to begin work on North Side Red Line stations this weekend (WGN) CTA board board approves extension of three bus pilots on California and Kedzie routes (Mass Transit) ISP: 1 dead, 1 hurt in fiery I-294 crash after driver crashes […]

Kam Buckner op-ed against state financing for One Central – read our interview with him here (Crain’s) Tribune looks at the snail-like pace of Chicago accessible pedestrian signal installation Stevenson Expressway crash near Damen leaves 5 injured, 2 seriously (ABC) CPD releases images of suspect from March hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Humboldt Park (Fox) WBEZ […]

Metra hiring over 100 workers ahead of expected post-COVID ridership increase (ABC) Metra’s new Edgewater station delayed again as city nixes green groundwater plan (Block Club) Lesley Engel, 53, killed in four-car crash in Naperville (Sun-Times) Chicago police looking for suspect who robbed, stabbed CTA passenger in the Loop (Fox) 6 Corners neighbors argue car-centric […]

Metra CEO Jim Derwinski and Pace director Rocky Donahue discuss future of suburban transit (ATA) Driver killed after striking tree in Elmwood park, 2 passengers critically injured (Tribune) Kayden Swann, toddler shot in LSD road rage case, is out of intensive care (Block Club) Data shows Western Springs RLCs are working, suburb moves to extend contract […]