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Tips for safe walking and biking during COVID-19 from Active Trans At least 8 suburbs now require face coverings when visiting retail (NBC) 6-year-old girl among 5 hospitalized after West Pullman crash (Sun-Times) CPD: Audi driver ran red, drove in wrong direction, injuring an officer (Sun-Times) Wisconsin man charged with fleeing traffic stop, crashing into […]

CTA machinist Antonio Martinez becomes 1st employee to die of COVID-19 (NBC) Man held without bail in killing of ex-Marine pushed into CTA train; 2nd alleged attacker still at large (Sun-Times) Police: After his gun went off on train, CTA security guard tossed weapon, claimed teen shot him (Tribune) Motorcyclist critically injured after pickup driver […]

Here’s a full breakdown of the recent drop in CTA ridership (WTTW) CBS: Why is CTA still running normal schedules? (Spoiler: to transport workers, avoid crowding) Metra will be closing one car on all of its trains to protect train crews (Patch) Chicago Family Biking’s Rebecca Resman discusses car-free parenting (Chicago Parent) 8 beautiful bike […]

In addition to Divvy, CTA deals, South Shore and Metra are offering freebies for riders (CBS) What it’s like being a CTA worker during the pandemic (Tribune) 4 injured, including 2 officers, in Washington/Kildare pin-in crash (Sun-Times) Construction of The 78, including raised bike lanes, pushes through the pandemic (Block Club) Parents hold drive-by birthday […]

As commuters stay home during pandemic, Metra waives monthly pass refund fees (Tribune) Amidst the pandemic, foolish people packed bars for St. Patrick’s pub crawls (Block Club) Driver strikes man filming long lines at CostCo in Niles (NBC) Man in ski mask stabs man and boy at Argyle station (NBC) Lipinski filed legislation to turn […]

Proposed changes to MED schedule raises concerns with 59th Street stop users (Sun-Times) Des Plaines awaits Metra approval of new train station on Oakton Street (Journal & Topics) Metra’s reverse-commute service to Lake County exceeding first-year goal (Mass Transit) Driver who killed Alyssa Lendino, 16, while doing 107 mph gets 4 years in prison (Tribune) […]

Illinois House passes McSweeny’s bill to ban RLCs; Chicago would not be affected (Tribune) Occupants of car in deadly crash in Ashburn sue Metra, Norfolk Southern (Sun-Times) 2 school buses collide on the Kennedy, 7 children and 1 adult injured (CBS) After cyclist stabbed on the Bloomingdale, neighbors want answers (Block Club) Biagi: CDOT is […]

Following deadly shooting in CTA tunnel, police are stationed at Jackson stops (NBC) Tribune’s Wisniewski says to think twice before intervening in a CTA attack (WGN) Daily Herald looks at the lack of sidewalks at some suburban Metra stations After crews painted over Pilsen station mural, CTA looking for artists to restore it (Block Club) […]

After spike in CTA violence, CPD adding 50 officers to trains and platforms March – May (Tribune) Woman, 70, dies after fleeing rear-end crash, crashing a 2nd time in Gurnee (Sun-Times) Ex-CDOT chief Scheinfeld named CEO of Civic Consulting Alliance (Sun-Times) Strategies to help keep new amenities like The 606 from causing housing displacement (NPQ) […]

CMAP study finds several Metra, CTA stations, have shortage of nearby sidewalks (Tribune) 4 adults injured in crash involving school bus, 2 other vehicles at 79th/Stony (CBS) Cam footage leads to arrest for robbery, attempted sexual assault on Red Line near Morse (NBC) CPD: Teens targeted by armed robbers on the Red Line twice this […]

CTA announced study to improve bus ridership, tweaks to a few bus lines (Tribune) After latest pedestrian crash on Touhy in Des Plaines, lawmakers want safety upgrades (Herald) Speeding BMW driver crashes into CTA bus near Stroger hospital, injuring 7 riders (CBS) After recent string of Red Line robberies, 10 more officers are being added […]

New CDOT chief  Gia Biagi discusses red light cams, BRT, congestion tax, scooters (Crain’s) Driver cited after seriously injuring girl, 14, running for bus near Midway Airport (Sun-Times) Girl, 9, in good condition after driver struck her in crosswalk near Roseland school (Sun-Times) 5-vehicle pileup at 42nd and Western in Brighton Park injures man, 63 […]