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Legislation Would Let Pritzker Replace Illinois Tollway Board (Tribune) Aldermen Expected to Reject 20K-Person Soccer Stadium Due to Traffic Concerns (Tribune) Mendoza Floats “Lakefront Tax” on Higher-Priced Homes (Crain’s) Witness: Driver Intentionally Struck and Killed Carlos Posados, 22, in West Chatham (ABC) Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Punching a Metra Conductor (Sun-Times) Police […]

Active Trans’ Top Transportation News Stories of 2018 (Here’s John’s Take) Kamin: The Lincoln Yards Plan Calls for Too Much Density & Would Make Traffic Worse (Tribune) Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Michael Potwora, 72, in Niles (Sun-Times) 10 Injured in Multi-Car Crash in Brighton Park (ABC) CPD Credits Arrest of Robbery Suspect to Strategy of […]

Chicago Contingent Impressed by Musk’s Bumpy 12′ Wide, 1.14-Mile Tunnel (Sun-Times) Portion of Navy Pier Flyover Opened to the Public (NBC) Park District Announced Completion of Lakefront Trail Separation Work (Curbed) Elgin Woman Killed, 2 Others Injured in 3-Car Crash (Tribune) Man Who Fled Police Charged With Murder in Park Manor Crash That Killed 2 […]

Ordinance Introduced to Expand TOD Zones to 8 Bus Corridors (Curbed) Pritzker Campaign Responds to SBC Article About His Infrastructure Committee (Capitol Fax) Hermosa, Logan Community Leaders Launch Plan to Fight Displacement (Block Club) Cop Whose Chase Ended in Death of Driver May Get $140K in Worker’s Comp (Tribune) Mayoral Candidates Discuss Struggles That Have […]

City Nears Takeover of Rail Line to Create New Transit Route by Lincoln Yards (Tribune) Pilsen, Little Village Affordability Plan Moves Forward in City Council (Tribune) Kenneth Baetzel, 69, Killed in Bedford Park Crash (Sun-Times) Driver Pleads Guilty to St. Charles Township Crash That Killed Passenger (Sun-Times) Man, 27, Shot in the Jackson Transfer Tunnel […]

Kling: Car Makers Shift Focus to “Mobility,” but Results May Not Be Benign (Sun-Times) Bill Daley Says Chicago Should Consider a Commuter Tax for Suburbanites (Tribune) Ex-Forest Preserve Worker Accused of DUI in Deadly Crash has been jailed (Tribune) Man Who Fell Onto Tracks While Walking Bike on Platform Is Suing CTA (Sun-Times) Commuters: Using […]

Manager of Kozy’s South Loop Location Discusses the Mercy Hospital Shooting (Al Jezeera) Pickup Truck Driver Struck and Killed Charlotte Butsch, 74, at 74th and Cicero (Sun-Times) Motorist Fatally Struck Woman Crossing Rte. 45 in Lindenhurst (Tribune) Speeding Driver Crashed Into 2 Buildings Near State/Superior Early Saturday (ABC) Motorist Who Crashed Into Arlington Heights Police Station […]

It’s Official: Chicago Has Lost Its Bid for Amazon’s H2 Headquarters (Tribune) Sun-Times: The Chicago Region’s Future Depends on Adequately Funding Transit Emanuel to Unveil Preservation Strategy for Little Village and Pilsen (Sun-Times) Driver Who Struck 4 Pedestrians on Logan Bar Strip Charged With DUI (NBC) CTA, Union: Sun-Times Story on Operators Using Buses as […]

Wisniewski Looks at Efforts to Promote Affordable TOD to Fight Displacement (Tribune) 3 More Wards Will Vote Tuesday on Referendum to Lift Rent Control Ban (Block Club) Metra Worker Killed, Another Injured in Explosion Along MD-N Line (ABC) Police Searching for Driver Who Injured Woman, 27, in Leyden Township (NBC) 6 Hospitalized After an O’Hare […]

Emanuel Talks Bikes, Transit, Gas Tax, O’Hare Express on a Bike Ride (Tribune) Jesus Lopez, 72, Died 2 Weeks After Driver Struck Him in Chicago Lawn (Sun-Times) Man Who Lost Part of His Leg After Chasing Bus Is Suing the CTA (CBS) CTA Will Test Transit Information Screens on Buses (Sun-Times) Washington-Wabash Stop Wins an […]

State Lawmakers Say There Could Finally Be a Big Transpo Infra Bill After Election (Tribune) Community Groups From Across the City Endorse Active Trans’ Call for a Bike/Walk Fund Women’s March Takes Over Downtown Streets for a March to the Polls (Tribune) Driver Ran Red at 43rd/Western, Killing Daniela Chavez, 5, Injuring 7 Others (Tribune) […]

CTA, Metra Trains Were Packed as Van Dyke Verdict Emptied Loop (Tribune) Pedestrian Fatally Struck on the Bishop Ford Expressway (Tribune) Wrong-Way Driver Pushes CTA Bus Into Sears Tower, Injuring 5 (Patch) As in Chicago, African American Cyclists in NOLA Are Disproportionately Ticketed (NOLA.com) Navy Pier Flyover Could Be Partially Done by End of 2018 […]